The Heathland School, Hounslow

In its own words: "All children deserve a great school on their doorstep and our talented and committed staff play a pivotal role in enabling our young people to achieve exceptional outcomes. The 'Heathland Experience' has benefitted generations of past pupils since the school opened in 1973."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, STEM, cooking, Duke of Edinburgh, journalism and book club.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 11 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Heathland School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.7, 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 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 44.8, against 53.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Geography and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 324 families put The Heathland School as their first choice and 1047 named it as one of their preferences, for 265 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 98 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Heathland School are Turing House School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.8); St Mark's Catholic School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.7); Twickenham School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); and Lift Kingsley (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8).

The Heathland School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 268 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college.

Of the 261 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

61.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), other ethnic groups (15%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 161 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 28 (1.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Hounslow Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Granville Avenue (->s), 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Heathland School issued 302 suspensions, 16.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Heathland School are The Orchard Primary School (0.3 miles), Grove Road Primary School (0.5 miles), St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Nelson Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.