Bolder Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 909 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
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Brentford School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 763of 949 places
- Free school meals
- 34.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 153
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 8 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Brentford School for Girls (URN 102536, until 1 December 2012).
What the data says
Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 at Brentford School for Girls in 2023, 59% stayed on in Brentford School for Girls’ own sixth form (Hounslow average 60%), 29% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 72 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 61% went to university (Hounslow 52%, England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.6 against 46.1 across England and 49.9 in Hounslow, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Brentford School for Girls | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 157 | 3,204 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 59% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Brentford School for Girls | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 72 | 2,558 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 61% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 10% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 18% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Brentford School for Girls | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.6 | 49.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 33% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 4.59 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.1 | 42.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.8 | 53.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 52% | 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.
Subjects taken at GCSE
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 | 153 | 100% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 70% |
| English Language | 153 | 100% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 98% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 81% |
| English Literature | 135 | 88% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 83% |
| Combined Science | 127 | 83% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 59% |
| Geography | 83 | 54% | 41% | 34% | 25% | 81% |
| History | 59 | 39% | 41% | 41% | 26% | 80% |
| French | 37 | 24% | 18% | 38% | 29% | 95% |
| Business Studies | 30 | 20% | 18% | 40% | 20% | 80% |
| German | 29 | 19% | 5% | 41% | 33% | 83% |
| Film Studies | 27 | 18% | 1% | 7% | 20% | 74% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 16% | 23% | 67% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 24 | 16% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 24 | 16% | 23% | 67% | 45% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 15% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 48% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 12% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 74% |
| Textiles | 19 | 12% | 2% | 26% | 27% | 79% |
| Drama | 19 | 12% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 74% |
| Sociology | 18 | 12% | 4% | 28% | 21% | 78% |
| Photography | 13 | 8% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 85% |
| Polish | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 27 | 48% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 22 | 39% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Brentford School for Girls | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 139 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 56 | 1,648 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.87 | 34.08 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 3% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 17 | 30% | 13% |
| Biology | 17 | 30% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 29% | 17% |
| Mathematics | 15 | 27% | 31% |
| Photography | 13 | 23% | 3% |
| Psychology | 12 | 21% | 23% |
| History | 8 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 8 | 14% | 11% |
| Textiles | 7 | 13% | 1% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 11% | 3% |
| Film Studies | — | — | 2% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 34% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 15 | 27% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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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.