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Twyford Church of England High School

Secondary · London · W3 9PP

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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: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 17 October 2023

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At a glance

1,682 pupils · 123% of 1,372 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
15% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.twyford.ealing.sch.uk
URN
137546

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 369 families named it first for 189 Year 7 places, 1.95 first choices per place. We hold 14 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2011 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 17 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.95 first-choice applications per place

189 places offered · 369 first-choice applications · heavily 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.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Foundation Band, 21 points living outside a named deanery
3.657 miles
World Faith Band, 20 points living in Ealing deanery
0.376 miles

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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
67.1
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
91.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
82%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
6.5
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+
43.3
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school67.1
Median of its 12 closest peers53.8
Ealing average53.2
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
William Perkin Church of England High SchoolGreenford · 4 miles awayOutstanding62.5
Blenheim High SchoolEpsom · 11 miles awayGood (2019)49.4
Launceston CollegeLaunceston · 187 miles awayGood48
The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterborough · 74 miles awayOutstanding63.2
Priory Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · 114 miles awayGood44.2
The Gryphon SchoolSherborne · 104 miles awayGood46.7
Mill Hill County High SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayStrong standard61.2
The Blue Coat CofE SchoolOldham · 160 miles awayOutstanding59.1
Blackfen School for GirlsSidcup · 17 miles awayGood44.1
Esher Church of England High SchoolEsher · 10 miles awayExpected standard55.4
JCoSSNew Barnet · 11 miles awayGood60.9
St Thomas More High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · 41 miles awayGood52.3

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
14 of 20 places taken places may be available

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)

White British 37% (Ealing 13%, England 59%) · Any other White background 14% (Ealing 13%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 9% (Ealing 18%, England 3%) · Black African 7% (Ealing 10%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Ealing 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Ealing 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Ealing 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Ealing 8%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Ealing 14%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Ealing 6%, England 5%) · 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)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Ealing: 7.67 suspensions and 0.17 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
16.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 1.86% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

69% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.8 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 £61,026; 11.4% 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£7,791
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £988,000; in-year balance +£1,700,000

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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
98%
Continuing in education
97%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
71%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
12%
Any sustained destination
90%

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 higher59.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45.2%62.3%
Social housing10.3%17.1%
Privately rented44.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats63.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van44.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001354 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£550,000767 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£400,000–£837,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (20)£1,288,000
Semi-detached (116)£1,227,500
Terraced (88)£945,500
Flat (543)£450,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
8an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
25an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
109an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
17an 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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