Reach Academy Feltham

About Reach Academy Feltham

Reach Academy Feltham’s headline Progress 8 score of 0.94 is more than double the Hounslow local authority average of 0.44 for secondary schools, placing it firmly in the ‘well above average’ national banding. That gap is striking — it means the average pupil here makes nearly a full grade more progress across eight subjects than pupils nationally, and significantly outperforms the typical Hounslow school. The school ranks 3rd out of 19 secondaries in the borough, sitting just behind St Mark’s Catholic School and Gunnersbury Catholic School, and 45th out of 487 schools across London. With 41.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, these results are particularly notable — the school is achieving well above expectations for a cohort with above-average disadvantage. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2024 awarded Outstanding across every graded category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, early years provision, and sixth-form provision. That’s a clean sweep, and it’s the second consecutive Outstanding rating the school has received, having also been judged Outstanding in 2014.

Digging into the detail, the school’s academic strength is broad rather than narrow. Progress in maths stands at 1.43, and in English at 1.07, both well above the national average. The EBacc average point score is 5.41, and 85.7% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects — a high take-up that reflects the school’s academic ambition. At grade 5 or above in English and maths, 71.4% of pupils hit that benchmark, compared with 82.5% at grade 4 or above. At A-level, the picture is more mixed: the value-added score is -0.26, which is banded as ‘below average’, and the average points per entry is 37.09, equivalent to a B- grade. However, 46.2% of sixth-form students achieved at least AAB in two or more facilitating subjects, and the best three A-levels averaged a B grade. The sixth form is small — just 37 pupils in the data — so results can be volatile, but the school’s overall KS4 performance is clearly its standout feature.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 60 primary-phase places in 2025/26, there were 295 total applications, with 103 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.92. That tells you local families are keen to get in. Facilities include science labs, art studios, a theatre, sports hall, astro turf, tennis courts, and a sixth-form centre. The school offers a wide range of clubs — art, eco, drama, film, chess, Model UN, and Young Enterprise — and sports including rowing, swimming, and netball. SEND provision covers autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health support, among others. Parent View responses are very positive: 91% would recommend the school, and 92% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic progress, a structured environment, and a full range of extracurricular opportunities, particularly for pupils who may benefit from high expectations regardless of background.

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