Featherstone High School, Southall

In its own words: "Our school motto underpins our ethos of partnership in the pursuit of high achievement: "At FHS each individual will realise and achieve their full potential academically, personally and socially through a rich and varied curriculum, state of the art technology and outstanding teaching and learning."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure and privilege to be the Headteacher of Featherstone High School. This is a wonderful school that aims to provide all students with the very best start in life by providing them with an outstanding secondary education."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama and Duke of Edinburgh.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2026, pupils at Featherstone High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 53.2 in Ealing and 47 across England.

51% 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 48.8.

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 45.7, against 50.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.6 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 273 families put Featherstone High School as their first choice and 563 named it as one of their preferences, for 282 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Featherstone High School are Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.1); Villiers High School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.8); Cranford Community College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); and Heston Community School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

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

Featherstone High School is one of 2 schools run by Grand Union Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Featherstone High School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (87%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (58%).

Of the 273 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college and 0% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 192 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 66% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 82% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (76%), Black (11%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 157 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 31 (1.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Southall Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montague Waye (->w), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Featherstone High School 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, Featherstone High School issued 111 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Featherstone High School are Clifton Primary School (0.2 miles); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles); Featherstone Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles); and Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.