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Reach Academy Feltham

All-through · Feltham · TW13 4AB

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 24 September 2024

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At a glance

979 pupils · 98% of 1,000 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
58.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.reachacademyfeltham.com/
URN
138266

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 118 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.97 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2015 entry went to 0.332 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 2 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2015 to 2016. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.97 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 118 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. Every place for 2026 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every place for 2026 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

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

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2016 entry.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2015 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.332 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
90%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
28%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
60.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
84.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
74.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.9
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-
36.1
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school60.8
Median of its 12 closest peers40.2
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
Walthamstow AcademyLondon · 20 miles awayGood49.2
Orchard Mead AcademyLeicester · 88 miles awayNeeds attention38.9
Greig City AcademyLondon · 16 miles awayGood41.6
Essa AcademyBolton · 169 miles awayStrong standard53
Beechwood SchoolSlough · 11 miles awayRequires improvement36
Park View SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood38.8
Lawn Manor AcademySwindon · 59 miles awayGood37.5
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyDewsbury · 161 miles awayGood43.6
The Green School for BoysIsleworth · 4 miles awayGood47.1
Lynch Hill Enterprise AcademySlough · 9 miles awayRequires improvement38.3
Haven High AcademyBoston · 108 miles awayNeeds attention31.7
Limehurst AcademyLoughborough · 98 miles awayExpected standard48.2

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 18% (Hounslow 13%, England 59%) · Any other Asian background 11% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Black African 11% (Hounslow 9%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 8% (Hounslow 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 7% (Hounslow 12%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Hounslow 12%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hounslow 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 0%

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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
18.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 19% 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)

67.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.6 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 £57,242; 19.2% 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£7,986
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 73% (78%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 5% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,146,000; in-year balance +£132,000

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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
93%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
63%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
16%
Any sustained destination
86%

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 higher39.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.2%62.3%
Social housing7.2%17.1%
Privately rented37.2%20.5%
Detached houses5.2%22.9%
Flats43.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002614 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£391,000417 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£267,000–£460,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£505,000
Semi-detached (110)£467,500
Terraced (132)£417,000
Flat (162)£242,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
11an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
79an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
18an 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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