Elthorne Park High School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Elthorne Park High School. We are a proud community school with the very highest aspirations for our young people."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, badminton, drama, chess, eco club and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Elthorne Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 53.2 in Ealing and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Ealing and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 57.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.49: 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 44.7, against 61.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 291 families put Elthorne Park High School as their first choice and 890 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 74 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Elthorne Park High School are Ealing Fields Church of England High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 66.6); Bolder Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); Gunnersbury Catholic School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.8); and Nishkam School West London (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.5).

Elthorne Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

243 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Elthorne Park High School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

Of the 245 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college and 0% into work.

Of the 171 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

29.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Mixed (16%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 105 (6.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Elthorne Park High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Boston Manor Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christopher Avenue, 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Elthorne Park High School issued 72 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Elthorne Park High School are Oaklands Primary School (0.4 miles), Fielding Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mark's Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.