Brentford School for Girls

About Brentford School for Girls

Brentford School for Girls sits within the Hounslow local authority, a London borough with 22 secondary schools, seven of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 14th out of 19 schools in the LA when measured by Progress 8, placing it in the lower half locally. Its top-performing peers in the borough include St Mark's Catholic School, Gunnersbury Catholic School, and Reach Academy Feltham, all of which post significantly higher Progress 8 scores. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Gunnersbury Catholic School, just one kilometre away. Brentford School for Girls is a state secondary for girls aged 11 to 18, with a current roll of 837 pupils against a capacity of 949. It has a non-religious character and is led by headteacher Marais Leenders. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 326 applications for 103 places, with 68 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.17.

Academically, the school's most recent published results from 2023/24 show a Progress 8 score of 0.25, which is above the national average but below the Hounslow LA average of 0.44. This score places the school in the above-average banding nationally. Breaking it down, pupils made stronger progress in English (0.51) and open subjects (0.51), but weaker progress in maths (-0.17). The Attainment 8 score sits at 45.9, and 59.6% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 3.9, with 25.3% of pupils entering the EBacc combination. At sixth form, the picture is more mixed: the value-added score is -0.37, which is below average, and the average points per entry is 30.61, equivalent to a grade C. The best three A-levels average out at a grade C as well. Ofsted inspected the school in October 2024 and rated it Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The previous inspection in 2011 also rated the school Good overall.

The school offers a wide range of facilities, including a theatre, swimming pool, art studios, music rooms, science labs, and a sixth-form centre. Sports on offer include dance, netball, swimming, basketball, martial arts, and athletics, while clubs range from Young Enterprise and coding to debate, drama, choir, science club, eco club, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. For pupils with special educational needs, the school has a dedicated SEN unit and provides support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, collected from 43 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025, show strong satisfaction: 95% would recommend the school. Notably, 95% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 97% agreed or strongly agreed that their child feels safe. However, only 69% of parents felt the school gives SEND children the support they need, and 77% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly. This school will suit families looking for a well-equipped, oversubscribed girls' school with a strong sense of safety and happiness, though those prioritising top-tier academic progress may want to compare it with higher-ranked local options.

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