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Global Academy

Secondary · Middlesex · UB3 1DH

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 March 2025

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At a glance

526 pupils · 88% of 600 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
University technical college
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
23.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.globalacademy.com
URN
142887

In figures

At its inspection on 4 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 11.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
30.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
30%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.8
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-) SUPP

suppressed (small cohort)

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school30.8
Median of its 12 closest peers42.5
Hillingdon average46.6
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
West Craven High SchoolBarnoldswick · 182 miles awayNeeds attention37.4
Perryfields AcademyOldbury · 95 miles awayGood43.8
St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolAlcester · 79 miles awayGood46
Longfield AcademyDarlington · 215 miles awayGood42.8
Ark Greenwich Free SchoolLondon · 21 miles awayOutstanding68.2
Laureate AcademyHemel Hempstead · 18 miles awayGood41.7
Coleridge Community CollegeCambridge · 54 miles awayGood (2019)55.1
Lodge Park AcademyCorby · 70 miles awayNeeds attention33.5
Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolWarrington · 158 miles awayGood41.9
Kingstone High SchoolHereford · 109 miles awayGood42.3
Dixons Trinity AcademyBradford · 167 miles awayOutstanding51.4
The Hyndburn AcademyBlackburn · 177 miles awayNeeds attention37.4

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 39% (Hillingdon 22%, England 59%) · Black Caribbean 11% (Hillingdon 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 10% (Hillingdon 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (Hillingdon 17%, England 4%) · Black African 6% (Hillingdon 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Hillingdon 5%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Hillingdon 7%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hillingdon 0%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Hillingdon 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)
11.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
36.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.08 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hillingdon: 9.57 suspensions and 0.09 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
29.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 5% 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)

90.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.8 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 £54,918; 35.7% 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£7,739
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 66% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 22% (11%) · educational supplies 12% (6%) · bought-in professional services 6% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £39,000; in-year balance +£143,000

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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
95%
Continuing in education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
25%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
22%
Any sustained destination
79%

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)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher55.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health57%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier10.4%62.3%
Social housing20.8%17.1%
Privately rented68.8%20.5%
Detached houses0.4%22.9%
Flats92.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms1.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van47.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034613 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£420,000302 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£510,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (81)£525,000
Terraced (47)£500,000
Flat (173)£320,000

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
18an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
84an 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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