Bolder Academy

About Bolder Academy

Bolder Academy, a mixed state secondary in Hounslow, achieves a Progress 8 score of 0.36, which places it above the national average but slightly below the local authority average of 0.44 for similar schools. This means pupils here make more progress than the typical student nationally, though they fall just short of the already strong Hounslow benchmark. The school ranks 11th out of 19 secondary schools in the borough, placing it in the middle of the pack locally, yet nationally it sits in the top quarter of all schools, ranked 734th out of 3,141. Its Attainment 8 score of 49.3 is solid, and 70.2% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The school’s EBacc average point score of 4.53 and 46.1% entry rate into the EBacc suite of subjects suggest a broad academic diet, though the proportion achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above drops to 21.3%.

Ofsted rated the school Good overall in its most recent inspection in December 2022, with personal development judged Outstanding. Leadership, behaviour, and the quality of education all received Good grades. The Progress 8 breakdown reveals particular strength in the EBacc subjects, where the school scores a strong 0.71, while English and open subjects also show positive progress. Maths, however, is a relative weak point with a Progress 8 score of -0.08, meaning pupils make slightly less progress in maths than the national average. The school has a sixth form, though no separate sixth-form inspection data is available. With 955 pupils against a capacity of 1,260, the school is not yet full, and 29.9% of students are eligible for free school meals, a figure above the national average.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 173 places in 2025/26, it received 537 applications, a ratio of 3.1 applicants per place, with 126 first-preference offers made from 128 first-preference applications. Facilities include science labs, a sixth form centre, astro turf, music rooms, and a library, alongside a wide range of clubs from coding to Model UN and Young Enterprise. SEND provision covers eight categories, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disability. For families weighing academic performance against a strong personal development focus, Bolder Academy offers a well-regarded option that outperforms the national average but sits just behind the top performers in Hounslow, with the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Nishkam School West London, only 0.4 km away.

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