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Space Studio West London

Secondary · Hounslow · TW14 9PE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 February 2023

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At a glance

148 pupils · 49% of 300 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Studio schools
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.spacestudiowestlondon.org/
URN
142126

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
40.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
55.1%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
38.8%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.3
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-) D+
22.7
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school40.6
Median of its 12 closest peers37.7
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
Aylesbury UTCAylesbury · 30 miles awayRequires improvement23.8
Wapping High SchoolLondon · 16 miles awayGood46.9
UTC HeathrowNorthwood · 10 miles awayGood32.2
Logic Studio SchoolFeltham · 1 miles awayGood (2019)34.2
Brook Sixth Form and AcademyDagenham · 26 miles awayGood38.7
Scarborough University Technical CollegeScarborough · 195 miles awayGood44
Walsall Studio SchoolWalsall · 102 miles awayGood26.9
Leeds Jewish Free SchoolLeeds · 172 miles awayExpected standard55.2
Aldridge UTC WarringtonWarrington · 163 miles awayRequires improvement23
Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegePlymouth · 179 miles awayGood43.5
Greater Peterborough UTCPeterborough · 79 miles awayGood38.2
Harefield SchoolUxbridge · 11 miles awayNeeds attention37.1

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 22% (Hounslow 13%, England 59%) · Any other White background 16% (Hounslow 12%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 13% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 10% (Hounslow 24%, England 4%) · Black African 9% (Hounslow 9%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 8% (Hounslow 12%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Hounslow 6%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Hounslow 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Hounslow 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hounslow 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hounslow 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Hounslow 0%, England 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)
10.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.42 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
15.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 38% 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)

73.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.1 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 £49,690; 6.7% 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£9,233
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 86% (77%) · premises 1% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£177,000

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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
82%
Continuing in education
79%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
38%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
19%
Any sustained destination
84%

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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier42.2%62.3%
Social housing34.1%17.1%
Privately rented20.9%20.5%
Detached houses7.3%22.9%
Flats54.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van38%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002590 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£415,000307 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£295,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£471,500
Semi-detached (108)£475,500
Terraced (92)£420,000
Flat (93)£238,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
43an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an 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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