Bolder Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 909 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lampton School (URN 102538, until 1 October 2010).
Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lampton Academy in 2023, 63% stayed on in Lampton Academy’s own sixth form (Hounslow average 60%), 28% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 169 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 67% went to university (Hounslow 52%, England 37%), and 29% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.5 against 46.1 across England and 49.9 in Hounslow, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hounslow and England.
| Measure | Lampton Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 238 | 3,204 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
| Measure | Lampton Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 169 | 2,558 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 67% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 18% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 14% | 16% |
| Measure | Lampton Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.5 | 49.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 85% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.02 | 4.59 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.8 | 42.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.0 | 53.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 69% | 54% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 234 | 100% | 88% | 40% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 233 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 73% |
| Religious Studies | 231 | 99% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 76% |
| English Literature | 225 | 96% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 187 | 80% | 65% | 18% | 9% | 71% |
| History | 113 | 48% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 65% |
| Business Studies | 107 | 46% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 66% |
| Geography | 105 | 45% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 69% |
| Film Studies | 97 | 41% | 1% | 20% | 20% | 72% |
| French | 69 | 29% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 90% |
| Spanish | 67 | 29% | 19% | 30% | 27% | 70% |
| German | 64 | 27% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 64% |
| Computer Science | 59 | 25% | 13% | 39% | 30% | 78% |
| Physics | 45 | 19% | 23% | 78% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 45 | 19% | 23% | 71% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 19% | 23% | 87% | 47% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 15% | 9% | 38% | 28% | 82% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 10% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 75% |
| 3D Design | 18 | 8% | 2% | 11% | 16% | 61% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 15% | 33% | 23% |
| Drama | 13 | 6% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 54% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Punjabi | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Urdu | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 35 | 23% | — |
| Tourism | 9 | 6% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | 5% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 3 | 2% | — |
| Measure | Lampton Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 317 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 149 | 1,648 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.30 | 34.08 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 22% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 80 | 54% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 32% | 17% |
| Psychology | 46 | 31% | 23% |
| Economics | 45 | 30% | 13% |
| Biology | 37 | 25% | 20% |
| Sociology | 35 | 23% | 13% |
| Physics | 33 | 22% | 12% |
| Politics | 24 | 16% | 6% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 13% | 5% |
| History | 17 | 11% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 15 | 10% | 5% |
| Film Studies | 9 | 6% | 2% |
| English Literature | 7 | 5% | 11% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 5% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 4% | 4% |
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 16 | 11% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 15 | 10% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 5% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 6 | 4% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Free schools · sixth form · 909 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.