Lampton Academy, Hounslow

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is an 11 -18 comprehensive school serving central Hounslow in West London. We are a large, diverse school with over 1, 530 students on roll, including our large sixth form of over 330 students. I am immensely proud of our school and the progress our students make."

In 2026, pupils at Lampton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Hounslow and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.5 in 2025.

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 45.2, against 54.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.3 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 254 families put Lampton Academy as their first choice and 1077 named it as one of their preferences, for 234 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 62 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lampton Academy are Heston Community School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); Lift Kingsley (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); St Mark's Catholic School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.7); and Isleworth and Syon School for Boys (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2).

Lampton Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 239 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 170 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

69.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (56%), other ethnic groups (15%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 236 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 42 (2.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Lampton Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Hounslow Central Underground Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lampton School (->w), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 750 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hounslow (388), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Lampton Academy issued 162 suspensions, 10.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lampton Academy are Alexandra Primary School (0.4 miles), Wellington Primary School (0.4 miles), Westbrook Primary School (0.5 miles) and Heston Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.