Greenford High School, Southall

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Greenford High School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders translate the school's vision into consistently high expectations for all pupils across each aspect of school life."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school places pupils' personal development at the centre of its work."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "An ‘ambition for all' sits at the heart of Greenford's ethos and is woven throughout the 16 to 19 study programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "At the end of key stage 4, pupils achieve well across the curriculum, including in public examinations."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The school has a clear process that supports positive attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is coherently structured and builds securely on pupils' prior knowledge."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas of development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should build upon the school's work to support the development of pupils' spoken language, ensuring that this is promoted consistently well across subjects and year groups"; "Leaders should further improve the teaching in some subject areas, so that pupils are consistently supported to deepen their knowledge and progress well through the curriculum".

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From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher, I am extremely proud of the many things that combine to make Greenford High School such a special place."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, orchestra and guitar.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 17 June 2027, an open evening on Wednesday 23 June 2027 and an open evening on Thursday 1 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Greenford High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 53.2 in Ealing and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Ealing and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: 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 40.4, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and French.

For September 2026 entry, 249 families put Greenford High School as their first choice and 914 named it as one of their preferences, for 270 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 45 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Greenford High School are The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.1); Dormers Wells High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2); William Perkin Church of England High School (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.8); and Alec Reed Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44).

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

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Greenford High School (as of April 2026): 65% would recommend the school, 68% say their child is happy there and 23% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (70%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (23%).

Of the 296 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 244 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

41.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), other ethnic groups (20%) and Black (18%).

In 2026, 189 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 82 (4.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Greenford High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 26 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Northolt Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenford High School, 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenford 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, Greenford High School issued 184 suspensions, 9.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Greenford High School are Ravenor Primary School (0.2 miles), Gifford Primary School (0.4 miles), Lady Margaret Primary School (0.5 miles) and Durdans Park Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.