Heston Community School, Hounslow

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my privilege to have been entrusted with the education of children at Heston Community School and I relish the responsibility of providing the best possible all-round education in preparation for their fulfilling adult lives. Heston is, and will remain, a strongly cohesive school with students coming from a variety of heritages and backgrounds."

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Heston Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

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

That is down from 49.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: 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 43.6, against 48.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and French.

For September 2026 entry, 121 families put Heston Community School as their first choice and 541 named it as one of their preferences, for 193 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Heston Community School are Lampton Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.4); Lift Kingsley (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); St Mark's Catholic School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.7); and Isleworth and Syon School for Boys (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2).

Heston Community School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Heston Community School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% 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 156 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (50%), other ethnic groups (20%) and Black (13%).

In 2026, 85 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 48 (3.7%) 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.

Heston Community School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 15 places, 22 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Osterley Underground Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hogarth Gardens, 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Heston Community School issued 133 suspensions, 10.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Heston Community School are Heston Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Westbrook Primary School (0.3 miles), The Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles) and Edison Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.