Park Academy West London

Park Academy West is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes as well as personal development and sixth-form provision. The school is recognized for fostering a positive and safe environment where pupils feel valued and supported. However, the quality of education and leadership requires attention, particularly in ensuring a consistent delivery of the curriculum that effectively embeds knowledge for all students. This is the school's first routine inspection post pandemic, and leaders acknowledge the need for improvement in the areas identified.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and behave well in school.
• The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum, including for students with SEND.
• Leaders prioritize staff welfare and manage workload effectively.
• A strong personal development curriculum that addresses various risks faced by pupils.
• High-quality careers guidance and support for pupils' future opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Students' understanding is not routinely checked, leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Activities in lessons are sometimes poorly selected, hindering knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Park Academy West London attended 87.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 37.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.6% of pupils at Park Academy West London were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Park Academy West London had 12.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.8% of pupils at Park Academy West London were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Park Academy West London received £9,740 and spent £9,317 for each of its 852 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £43,000 (-£50 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Aspirations Academies Trust, income was £8,111 and spending £8,266 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hillingdon · Hillingdon local authority: places and applications

Park Academy West London is part of Aspirations Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Rivers Academy West London Feltham
• Space Studio West London Hounslow
• Oak Hill Academy West London Feltham
• Oriel Academy West London Feltham
• Dashwood Banbury Academy Banbury
• Wykham Park Banbury
• Futures Institute Banbury Banbury
• Harriers Banbury Academy Banbury
• Jewell Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth
• Livingstone Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth

What is Park Academy West London's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Park Academy West London is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Park Academy West London last inspected by Ofsted?

Park Academy West London was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Park Academy West London have?

Park Academy West London has 795 pupils on roll.

What age range does Park Academy West London cover?

Park Academy West London for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Park Academy West London's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.1, and 32% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Park Academy West London?

Park Academy West London is at Park View Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB8 3GA.