Bolder Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Isleworth, Hounslow | Ofsted & DfE

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

41%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

718.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

41%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

718.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

41%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

718.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHounslow

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Bolder Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Hounslow

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

62%

-9pp

73%67%62%

'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

41%

-4pp

50%45%41%

'23'24'25

'25 · 41%

Attainment 8

45.6

-3.7

50.648.145.6

'23'24'25

'25 · 45.6

EBacc entry

45%

-1pp

65%55%45%

'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

EBacc APS

718.4

-88.7

807.1746.8686.5

'23'24'25

'25 · 718.4

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

37.1

37.137.137.1

'25

'25 · 37.1

A-level value added

+0.05

+0.1+0.1+0.1

'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

15%

15%15%15%

'25

'25 · 15%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-B-B-

'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

955

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

37%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5DB

Local authority

Hounslow

Website

www.bolderacademy.co.uk

Telephone

02039630806

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	62%	41%	45.6	Not applicable	45%	718.4	52%	955
2023/24	70%	44%	49.3	+0.36	46%	807.1	48%	919
2022/23	73%	50%	50.6	+0.30	65%	686.5	71%	844
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	684
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	150
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.1	B-	+0.05	15%	40

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	955	17.0	14%	37%	32%	7%	18%
2023/24	919	15.3	18%	38%	32%	8%	23%
2022/23	844	14.5	18%	40%	34%	9%	27%
2021/22	684	12.8	20%	42%	37%	8%	25%
2020/21	500	13.9	19%	44%	38%	—	—
2018/19	150	14.7	26%	51%	50%	5%	10%