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Twyford Church of England High School, London

Outstanding
Secondary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 11–18

Twyford Church of England High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in London, part of Twyford Church of England Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 13th-highest of the 266 schools in London with published results, and 161st of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 2 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 105% of capacity.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
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 Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Twyford Church of England High School in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Twyford Church of England High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 53.2 in Ealing and 47 across England.

77% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Ealing and 47% in England.

That is down from 67.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.08: 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 52.7, against 68.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.7 points.

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

Getting a place at Twyford Church of England High School

For September 2026 entry, 369 families put Twyford Church of England High School as their first choice and 1370 named it as one of their preferences, for 189 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 222 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Twyford Church of England High School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Twyford Church of England High School are Ark Soane Academy (0.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 63.7); Ark Acton Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.6); and Ada Lovelace Church of England High School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.4).

Twyford Church of England High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Ark Soane AcademyArk Acton AcademyThe Ellen Wilkinson School for GirlsAda Lovelace Church of England High School

The trust

Twyford Church of England High School is one of 4 schools run by Twyford Church of England Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.9 in 2024/25.

All 4 schools in Twyford Church of England Academies Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 196 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 336 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 77% went on to university or other higher education, 0% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 57% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (1.4%) received SEN support and 99 (5.9%) 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 autism.

Twyford Church of England High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Acton Town, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Denehurst Gardens, 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Twyford Church of England High School issued 89 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Twyford Church of England High School are St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Derwentwater Primary School (0.4 miles), Acton Gardens Primary School (0.5 miles) and West Acton Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDerwentwater Primary SchoolActon Gardens Primary SchoolWest Acton Primary School

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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Phil Bennett
Pupils:1,682
LA:Ealing
Phone:02087520141
Address:Twyford Crescent, London, W3 9PP
Trust:TWYFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST (4 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 17 October 2023View full report
URN:137546
UKPRN:10035500
Diocese:Diocese of London
Constituency:Ealing Central and Acton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.

About

Twyford C of E High School is a co-educational Church of England Academy school located in Acton, west London. It consists of just under 1600 pupils aged 11–18 and has specialisms in music, science and languages.

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At a Glance

13.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

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 declined from 1.26 to 1.08 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 67.3 to 64.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 82% to 77% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-64.677.1%
Disadvantaged(48)-52.756.3%
Not known to be disadvantaged(153)-68.483.7%
Boys(113)-61.372.6%
Girls(88)-68.983%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(34)-64.276.5%
Non mobile(198)-65.378.3%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Religious Studies404
English Language400
Mathematics400
English Literature400
Combined Science282
History212
Geography196
Spanish164
French124
Biology118
Chemistry118
Physics118
German100
Art and Design96
Music94
Drama68
Computer Science40
Information and Communication Technology30
Business Studies26
Other Modern Languages14

+ 4 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 196 students

Continued education93%
Further education10%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment3%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

89

Suspensions

5.47%

Suspension rate

60 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,626 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Keep up with Twyford Church of England High School

Term dates

Twyford Church of England High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Ealing's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Acton Town
732m · 12 min walk
Ealing Common Underground Station
741m · 12 min walk
Ealing Common
743m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Denehurst Gardens (Stop B)
136m · 2 min walk
Acton Fire Station (Stop Q)
247m · 4 min walk
Twyford Crescent (Stop EG)
256m · 4 min walk
Twyford Avenue Acton (Stop EV)
299m · 5 min walk
Steyne Road (Stop C)
306m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Twyford Church of England High School is in Ealing; for families living there:

Apply to Ealing for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
112
Fatal
0
Serious
17
Children hurt
11

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 112 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 95 slight.

11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.

23 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 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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Your chances of a place at Twyford Church of England High School

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Twyford Church of England High School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Ealing got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

105%

Over capacity

1,623 pupils

1,547 places

76 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:20,594

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

Across Ealing council

Low demand council-wide0.97 applications per place

Places available

3,740

Applications

3,627

Got 1st preference

73.0%

Got preferred school

93.7%

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

This school: 2 first choices per place

Inspection History(2)

17 October 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
2 May 2012
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

23

SEN Support

99

EHC Plans

7.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Twyford Church of England High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder49
Specific Learning Difficulty22
Other17
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Speech, Language & Communication7
Visual Impairment6
Physical Disability4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Hearing Impairment3
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
37.0%
Asian
7.5%
Black
12.3%
Mixed
15.8%
Chinese
2.0%
Other
9.1%
Unclassified
1.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.6%
English as Additional Language15.1%

1,682

Total Pupils

899

Boys

783

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

114

Teachers

14.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£61,026

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,570

Per pupil

£7945k

Total funding

£204k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£663,224
EAL funding£18,301
Lump sum£166,150

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.9%

Overall absence

21.8%

Persistent absence

1,004

Enrolments

Authorised4.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Persistent (10%+)21.8%
Severe (50%+)0.9%

Absence trend

6.8%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
6.2%
21/22
6.3%
22/23
6.0%
23/24
6.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Twyford Church of England High School

What are GCSE results like at Twyford Church of England High School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Twyford Church of England High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 64.6. 77% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Twyford Church of England High School's Ofsted rating?

Twyford Church of England High School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.

What is the catchment area for Twyford Church of England High School?

No fixed boundary. When Twyford Church of England High School is oversubscribed, Ealing allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Twyford Church of England High School?

Twyford Church of England High School was full in 2025, at 105% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Twyford Church of England High School?

Classes at Twyford Church of England High School average 21.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Twyford Church of England High School?

Twyford Church of England High School has around 1682 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Twyford Church of England High School have specialist SEN provision?

Twyford Church of England High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 14 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Twyford Church of England High School?

6.9% of sessions were missed at Twyford Church of England High School in 2024/25. 21.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Twyford Church of England High School?

Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Twyford Church of England High School 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.

How many road collisions happen near Twyford Church of England High School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 112 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 95 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 23 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Twyford Church of England High School?

Twyford Church of England High School is at Twyford Crescent, London, W3 9PP.

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

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