Cranford Community College, Hounslow

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Cranford Community College on 7 areas: 2 exceptional and 5 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Leaders use transition information to identify barriers to pupils' learning and/or wellbeing early and accurately."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Leaders have established an ambitious programme for personal development that is central to school life and has been sustained over time."

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve consistently well in national examinations across a broad range of subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is a strength across the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have established successful systems to check curriculum implementation and the quality of teaching across all subjects."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for the school, which is rooted in inclusion for all and increasing the life chances of all members of the school community."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious programme of study for post-16 students, including a wide range of academic and vocational pathways."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that the rigorous monitoring and evaluation evident in inclusion and personal development are applied consistently to teaching and achievement so that pupils achieve consistently highly across subjects".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Cranford Sixth Form - a vibrant, diverse, and forward-thinking environment where ambition meets opportunity. Our students follow bespoke pathways that build on prior achievement and ensure success in higher education, apprenticeships, or employment. Our alumni are now studying subjects including Aerospace Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and more at top UK universities."

In 2026, pupils at Cranford Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Hounslow and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.6: pupils made well 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 42.2, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 223 families put Cranford Community College as their first choice and 633 named it as one of their preferences, for 202 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 47 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cranford Community College are Featherstone High School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.6); Harlington School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); Global Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.4); and Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.1).

Cranford Community College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 210 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

69.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (54%), Black (16%) and other ethnic groups (15%).

Cranford Community College has a SEN unit for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Hayes & Harlington Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cranford Community School, 100 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Cranford Community College issued 85 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cranford Community College are Berkeley Academy (0.7 miles), Cranford Park Academy (0.8 miles), Featherstone Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles) and Cranford Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.