Alec Reed Academy, Northolt

In its own words: "Alec Reed Academy has a distinctive positive ethos which guides our work and the education of our children and young people. Preparation for adult life underpins our Academy aims and the well developed culture which is established across all phases and functions of the Academy. This is further reflected through the Academy's values and commitment to:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Alec Reed Academy. We are incredibly proud to serve children and young people from the age of 3 through to 19."

In 2026, pupils at Alec Reed Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 53.2 in Ealing and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Ealing and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 49.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Alec Reed Academy as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 80 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Alec Reed Academy are Islip Manor High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.2); Greenford High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); Queensmead School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); and Barnhill Community High School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.7).

Alec Reed Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Alec Reed Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 90 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

42.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (26%), other ethnic groups (21%) and Black (16%).

Alec Reed Academy had 70 teachers in 2026, one for every 23 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest Underground station is Northolt Underground Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Islip Manor Road (stand tl), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alec Reed Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 388 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Ealing (586).

In 2024/25, Alec Reed Academy issued 116 suspensions, 6.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Alec Reed Academy are Willow Tree Primary School (0.5 miles), Gifford Primary School (0.6 miles), Viking Primary School (0.8 miles) and Bourne Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.