Hammersmith AcademyChiswick School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Hammersmith Academy and Chiswick School are secondary schools in London.

  • Hammersmith Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chiswick School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Chiswick School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hammersmith Academy was judged strong and Chiswick School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Hammersmith Academy and 54.5 for Chiswick School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hammersmith Academy (54.1 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Chiswick School (53.0 in 2021-22, 54.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hammersmith Academy versus Chiswick School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHammersmith AcademyLondonChiswick SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking9th of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham 11th of 20 in Hounslow
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll950 1,590
Capacity975 1,300
LocationLondon, W12 9JD London, W4 3UN
GCSE results
Attainment 852.0 54.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths56.1% 63.2% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.1% Stronger figure72.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc60.4% 71.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.79 5.19 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort139 234
A-level results
A-level entries124 170
A-level average points31.4 35.0 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC C+
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 36.0 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.2% 13.5% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census950 1,590
Free school meals (ever 6)48.6% 32.1%
English as an additional language49.7% 26.1%
SEN support11.3% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 7.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.5% 19.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hammersmith Academy

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