Bolder Academy, Isleworth

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Bolder Academy, a school where we pride ourselves on nurturing brave, kind, and strong individuals. We aim to ensure that each student feels like a vital part of our vibrant community. We achieve this by building relationships based on mutual trust and open communication with students & their families."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, cricket and swimming.

In 2026, pupils at Bolder Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Hounslow and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.36: 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 41.8, against 56.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 114 families put Bolder Academy as their first choice and 449 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 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 Bolder Academy are Nishkam School West London (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.5); The Green School for Girls (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); Isleworth and Syon School for Boys (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); and Gunnersbury Catholic School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.8).

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

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

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

34.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (21%), Mixed (21%) and Asian (17%).

In 2026, 76 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 19 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Syon Lane Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bolder Academy (->s), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Bolder Academy issued 54 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bolder Academy are Marlborough Primary School (0.7 miles), Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles), The Smallberry Green Primary School (0.9 miles) and Fielding Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.