The Hurlingham Academy

About The Hurlingham Academy

The Hurlingham Academy’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 awarded it an overall rating of Outstanding, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2017. The school received Outstanding across every graded category, including Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership and Management. This places it among six Outstanding secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham, out of 14 total. The single most telling exam metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.86, which is well above the national average and ranks it third out of 11 schools in the local authority. That score also places it in the top 5% nationally, at 145th out of 3,141 schools. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is 0.35, so pupils at The Hurlingham Academy are making substantially more academic progress than their peers across the borough.

Looking deeper at the 2023/24 exam results, the school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 58.3, and 84% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The English Progress 8 score is particularly strong at 1.1, while maths comes in at 0.94. The school also performs well on the English Baccalaureate: 63% of pupils entered the EBacc, and 52.9% achieved a grade 4 or above across the five EBacc subjects. The EBacc average point score is 5.36. The school’s Progress 8 banding is classified as well above average, and its confidence interval ranges from 0.56 to 1.15, indicating strong and reliable progress across the board. These outcomes are especially notable given that 37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 149 places in 2025/26, it received 629 applications, a ratio of 4.22 applicants per place, with 143 first-preference applications and 105 first-preference offers. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, gymnasium, tennis courts, science labs, art studios, music rooms, and a library. The school supports a wide range of SEND needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech, Language and Communication needs, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. There is no sixth form, so pupils leave at 16. The Hurlingham Academy is a mixed, non-religious secondary school for ages 11 to 16, and its headteacher is Leon Wilson. It suits families who want a high-performing state school with strong academic progress, a broad range of sports and clubs including DofE and debate, and a proven track record of lifting outcomes for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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