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Lampton Academy

Secondary · Hounslow · TW3 4EP

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 May 2024

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At a glance

1,528 pupils · 102% of 1,502 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
74.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.lampton.org.uk
URN
136341

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 254 families named it first for 234 Year 7 places, 1.09 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.081 miles; distance decided places in 11 of the 11 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2015 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 8 May 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.09 first-choice applications per place

234 places offered · 254 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.081 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.081 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

234 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
52.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
73.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
54.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
38.3
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school52.5
Median of its 12 closest peers48.1
Hounslow average51
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Whitefriars SchoolHarrow · 8 miles awayGood43
Cranford Community CollegeHounslow · 2 miles awayStrong standard51.7
Park High SchoolStanmore · 9 miles awayGood48.9
Soar Valley CollegeLeicester · 88 miles awayOutstanding51.5
Crown Hills Community CollegeLeicester · 85 miles awayOutstanding47.4
Northampton International AcademyNorthampton · 58 miles awayRequires improvement36.4
The Halifax AcademyHalifax · 168 miles awayGood44.1
Ark Elvin AcademyLondon · 6 miles awayOutstanding45.9
Grove AcademySlough · 11 miles awayNeeds attention41.1
Chadwell Heath AcademyRomford · 22 miles awayGood53.7
Denbigh High SchoolLuton · 29 miles awayOutstanding52.6
Challney High School for GirlsLuton · 29 miles awayOutstanding50.1

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
16 of 16 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 37% (Hounslow 24%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 14% (Hounslow 12%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 10% (Hounslow 8%, England 5%) · Black African 9% (Hounslow 9%, England 5%) · Any other White background 9% (Hounslow 12%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · White British 2% (Hounslow 13%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hounslow: 10.11 suspensions and 0.18 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £58,570; 8.7% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,327
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £593,000; in-year balance -£453,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
94%
Continuing in education
92%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
67%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
14%
Any sustained destination
91%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier59.9%62.3%
Social housing4.3%17.1%
Privately rented35.6%20.5%
Detached houses8.7%22.9%
Flats24.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002628 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£460,000273 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£335,000–£570,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (10)£742,500
Semi-detached (80)£602,500
Terraced (53)£469,000
Flat (130)£338,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
9an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
21an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
98an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
25an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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