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Reach Academy Feltham, Feltham

Outstanding
All-through
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 2–19

Reach Academy Feltham is an all-through school for pupils aged 2 to 19 in Feltham, part of Reach Schools. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 5th-highest of the 21 schools in Hounslow with published results, and 455th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2014)
Demand
2 first choices per place
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Well above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hounslow (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hounslow (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Reach Academy Feltham in detail

Reach Academy Feltham in its own words

In its own words: "Discover our drive to pursue excellent work and explore the ‘Reach’ values Reach Academy Feltham is a small school. We place meaningful relationships at the heart of everything we do. We designed the school building, arranged the timetable and focus staff time on nurturing these strong relationships."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, basketball, multi-sports, dance, drama, chess, art and cheerleading.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £11 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open evening on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 5pm and an open evening on Friday 4 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Hounslow

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Reach Academy Feltham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Hounslow and 47% in England.

That is down from 60.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.94: 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 53.3, against 57.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Geography and Chemistry.

Getting a place at Reach Academy Feltham

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Reach Academy Feltham as their first choice and 316 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 61 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Reach Academy Feltham

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Reach Academy Feltham are Reach Academy Hanworth Park (under 0.1 miles); Logic Studio School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.1); Springwest Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); and Space Studio West London (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5).

Reach Academy Feltham's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Reach Academy Hanworth ParkLogic Studio SchoolSpringwest AcademySpace Studio West London

The trust

Reach Academy Feltham is one of 2 schools run by Reach Schools, an academy trust.

All 2 schools in Reach Schools

What parents say

170 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Reach Academy Feltham (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 63 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college.

Of the 50 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 41% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

35.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (44%), White British (18%) and Black (14%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Feltham Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Browells Lane, 50 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Reach Academy Feltham issued 79 suspensions, 8.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Reach Academy Feltham are St Lawrence Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Cardinal Primary School (0.3 miles), Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Southville Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Lawrence Catholic Primary SchoolCardinal Primary SchoolFeltham Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolSouthville Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Co Headteacher Harpreet Dhillon, Manjit More
Pupils:979
LA:Hounslow
Phone:02088931099
Address:53-55 High Street, Feltham, TW13 4AB
Trust:REACH SCHOOLS (2 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:138266
UKPRN:10037673
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Feltham and Heston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

Everyone, from the Nursery to sixth form, is kept happy and safe. Pupils are rightly very proud to be a members of this unique community. Children and pupils learn early on to conduct themselves maturely and with a deep respect for other people.

Pupils talk to their teachers and each other responsibly. They are trusted to address their teachers by their first name. In turn, they trust their teachers to help them with any worries they may have.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school offers a broad and highly ambitious curriculum for everyone. The English Baccalaureate is at the heart of school's curriculum at key stage 4. All pupils, including those with SEND, study at least one modern foreign language until they are aged 16.

All subjects are carefully and coherently designed from early years. Component knowledge is precisely identified so that it builds sequentially. For example, in mathematics, children learn about number, shape and pattern from the early years. This lays the foundation for geometry and algebra in later years. Likewise, in history, pupils learn about invasion, expansion and migration with increasing complexity. For example, pupils learn about the Romans in Britain in Year 3 and the Vikings in Year 7. Pupils then learn how migration and colonisation influenced American and British politics in Years 10 and 11.

From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2014 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

About

The Reach Academy Feltham is an all-through free school which opened in Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow in 2012.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

35.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

170 responses
Would recommend91%
Child is happy92%
Child does well92%
High expectations92%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)70%
Kept informed91%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)88%
Wider development85%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from 0.50 to 0.94 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 50.5 to 55.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 59% to 74% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-55.574.2%
Disadvantaged(29)-53.375.9%
Not known to be disadvantaged(33)-57.372.7%
Boys(31)-51.067.7%
Girls(31)-59.980.6%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(32)-59.081.3%
Non mobile(59)-55.072.9%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics122
English Language120
English Literature118
Biology94
Geography94
Chemistry94
Physics94
Spanish90
History56
French38
Sports Studies34
Art and Design30
Business Studies28
Combined Science24
Computer Science20
Religious Studies14
Other Modern Languages4

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 63 students

Continued education95%
Further education22%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%
Not in education/employment5%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.11%

Exclusion rate

79

Suspensions

8.47%

Suspension rate

44 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 933 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Reach Academy Feltham is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hounslow

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Reach Academy Feltham.

  • Bright Minds Academy FelthamAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Tedds Club170m away · Not yet graded
  • Cardinal Primary School Star Player Wraparound330m away · Not yet graded
  • Premier Education Holiday Camp at Oak Hill Academy1000m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Feltham Station (Entrance)
535m · 9 min walk
Feltham Rail Station
541m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Browells Lane (Stop L)
53m · 1 min walk
Feltham Tesco (Stop K)
79m · 1 min walk
Elmwood Avenue (Stop P)
221m · 4 min walk
Charleston Close (Stop S)
336m · 5 min walk
Feltham Station / Victoria Road (Stop H)
376m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
79
Fatal
0
Serious
18
Children hurt
11

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 79 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 61 slight.

11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.

12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

852 pupils

870 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Feltham

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,493
Projected new pupils:269

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Feltham

Across Hounslow council

Low demand council-wide1.03 applications per place

Places available

3,076

Applications

3,156

Got 1st preference

68.9%

Got preferred school

95.6%

All secondary applications across Hounslow council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: 2 first choices per place

Inspection History(3)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
13 October 2020
11 March 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

157

SEN Support

31

EHC Plans

19.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication98
Social, Emotional & Mental Health40
Autistic Spectrum Disorder35
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Hearing Impairment2
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
17.7%
Asian
43.8%
Black
14.1%
Mixed
9.4%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
6.5%
Unclassified
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals35.3%
English as Additional Language48.5%

979

Total Pupils

480

Boys

499

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

52

Teachers

18.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,242

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,846

Per pupil

£5562k

Total funding

£392k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£765,982
EAL funding£113,527
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.2%

Overall absence

17.6%

Persistent absence

689

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised3.6%
Persistent (10%+)17.6%
Severe (50%+)1.3%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
4.9%
20/21
4.6%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
6.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Reach Academy Feltham

What are GCSE results like at Reach Academy Feltham?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Reach Academy Feltham achieved an Attainment 8 score of 55.5. 74% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Reach Academy Feltham's Ofsted rating?

Reach Academy Feltham's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Reach Academy Feltham?

No fixed boundary. When Reach Academy Feltham is oversubscribed, Hounslow allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Reach Academy Feltham?

Reach Academy Feltham was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Reach Academy Feltham?

Classes at Reach Academy Feltham average 24.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Reach Academy Feltham?

Reach Academy Feltham has around 979 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Reach Academy Feltham?

6.2% of sessions were missed at Reach Academy Feltham in 2024/25. 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Reach Academy Feltham?

Apply through Hounslow's coordinated admissions process, naming Reach Academy Feltham on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Reach Academy Feltham have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Reach Academy Feltham is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Bright Minds Academy Feltham (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre.

How many road collisions happen near Reach Academy Feltham?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 79 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 61 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Reach Academy Feltham?

Reach Academy Feltham is at 53-55 High Street, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4AB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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