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Isleworth and Syon School for Boys

Secondary · Isleworth · TW7 5LJ

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Good

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: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 November 2023

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At a glance

951 pupils · 97% of 979 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
60.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.isleworthsyon.org/
URN
137940

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 82 families named it first for 134 Year 7 places, 0.61 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2018 entry went to 4.732 miles; distance decided places in 4 of the 11 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2015 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 14 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.61 first-choice applications per place

134 places offered · 82 first-choice applications · usually has places

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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2018 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 4.732 miles

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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
43.1
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
54.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
38.3%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.7
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-) C+
34.1
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school43.1
Median of its 12 closest peers49.7
Hounslow average51
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind 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
The Green School for GirlsIsleworth · under 1 mile awayGood52.5
The WREN SchoolReading · 28 miles awayExpected standard44.8
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 85 miles awayGood54.5
Rivers Academy West LondonFeltham · 4 miles awayOutstanding54.9
Harrow High SchoolHarrow · 7 miles awayGood47.4
Nottingham Girls' AcademyNottingham · 109 miles awayOutstanding47.7
Queen Elizabeth SchoolLuton · 28 miles awayNeeds attention39.9
Enfield County School for GirlsEnfield · 16 miles awayGood52
Baylis Court SchoolSlough · 12 miles awayStrong standard51.7
St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolNorthampton · 59 miles awayGood38.7
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 88 miles awayGood54
Batley Grammar SchoolBatley · 164 miles awayGood45.5

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 22% (Hounslow 24%, England 4%) · White British 16% (Hounslow 13%, England 59%) · Any other ethnic group 14% (Hounslow 12%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 13% (Hounslow 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 12% (Hounslow 12%, England 7%) · Black African 8% (Hounslow 9%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

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)
7.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

13.61 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
13.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 1.44% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

70.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.2 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 £58,320; 12% 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£9,479
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £4,468,000; in-year balance +£398,000

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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
91%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
59%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
20%
Any sustained destination
80%

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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher50.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier56.2%62.3%
Social housing6.7%17.1%
Privately rented37.1%20.5%
Detached houses14.8%22.9%
Flats50.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002680 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,000427 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£329,000–£685,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£883,000
Semi-detached (105)£720,000
Terraced (102)£627,500
Flat (205)£330,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
44an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an 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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