Global Academy, Middlesex

In its own words: "PSHE @ Global Academy empowers students with vital skills and knowledge through diverse themes, promoting well-being, inclusion, and personal development for life beyond school."

On phones, the school says: "Year 10 students place their phones in a Yondr Pouch upon arrival, keeping them safely stored until the end of the day."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Global Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 27.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Hillingdon and 47% in England.

That is down from 30.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.9: pupils made well below 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 23.3, against 29.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 8 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Other Modern Languages.

Across Hillingdon, 67% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Hillingdon lodged 142 appeals against secondary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (7.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Global Academy are Harlington School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); Rosedale College (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); Parkside Studio College (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 26.7); and Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.1).

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

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

87 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Global Academy (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 72 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college and 3% into work.

Of the 122 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 29% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Global Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Hayes & Harlington Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blyth Road (->n), 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Global Academy issued 40 suspensions, 8.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Global Academy are Botwell House Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Lake Farm Park Academy (0.5 miles), Pinkwell Primary School (0.7 miles) and Cranford Park Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.