Lampton AcademyHeston Community School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lampton Academy and Heston Community School are secondary schools in Hounslow.

  • Lampton Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Heston Community School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lampton Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lampton Academy was judged Outstanding and Heston Community School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.5 for Lampton Academy and 49.6 for Heston Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lampton Academy (57.4 in 2021-22, 52.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Heston Community School (51.5 in 2021-22, 49.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lampton Academy versus Heston Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HounslowLampton AcademyHounslowHeston Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking5th of 20 in Hounslow Stronger figure12th of 20 in Hounslow
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,510 1,323
Capacity1,502 1,395
LocationHounslow, TW3 4EP Hounslow, TW5 0QR
GCSE results
Attainment 852.5 Stronger figure49.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.7% Stronger figure52.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.9% 75.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc84.6% Stronger figure80.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.02 Stronger figure4.74 4.09
Cohort234 201
A-level results
A-level entries149 83
A-level average points38.3 Stronger figure35.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB- B-
Best 3 A-levels points38.4 Stronger figure35.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects21.5% Stronger figure18.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,510 1,323
Free school meals (ever 6)29.5% 36.0%
English as an additional language74.8% 49.1%
SEN support14.0% 4.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% 7.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.3% 17.8% 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.

Lampton Academy

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