Heston Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Hounslow
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Hounslow · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Heston Community School is a secondary school in Hounslow for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2022. Hounslow has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Heston Community School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.215 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.904 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.690 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 3 earlier years.
- 1 of the 15 other Hounslow secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 121 first-choice applications for 193 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 72 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hounslow.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hounslow schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0QR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hounslow
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders’ expectations for all pupils are high.”
- “Pupils have high aspirations and want to succeed in education.”
- “Leaders have established the right school climate for them to do so.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, teachers move on too quickly and do not check pupils’ understanding.”
- “When this happens, teachers are less able to determine gaps in pupils’ learning and address forgotten or missed knowledge.”
- “However, pupils who need extra support with reading are sometimes not able to access the subject-specific text.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 121 first-preference applications, 193 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hounslow.
- Lampton Academy 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lift Kingsley 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's Catholic School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Cranford Community College 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bolder Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Heathland School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Green School for Girls 1.9 mi Good Last distance published