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The Hurlingham Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–16

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 58 58.4 2025/26[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
58.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
73.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
33.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.86 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 58.4[5] 64.6%[5]
2023/24 58.3[3] 78.2%[3] +0.86[3]
2022/23 59.7[6] 74%[6] +0.81[6]
2021/22 66.2[7] 87%[7] +1.30[7]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[8]
School sixth form
54% 2022/23[8]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[8]
Further education college
21% 2022/23[8]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[8]
Employment
3% 2022/23[8]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[9] 66%[9] 3%[9] 22%[9] 2%[9] 0%[9]
2020/21 85%[10] 60%[10] 4%[10] 18%[10] 1%[10] 2%[10]
2019/20 93%[11] 61%[11] 9%[11] 19%[11] 1%[11] 1%[11]
2018/19 84%[12] 59%[12] 7%[12] 12%[12] 3%[12] 1%[12]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Mar 2024[13]
Type
S5 Inspection[13]
Report published
7 May 2024[13]
Personal development
Outstanding[13]
Quality of education
Outstanding[13]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[13]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[13]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[13]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[13]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
13 Dec 2022[14] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[14] No overall grade[14]
10 Oct 2017[15] Academy First Section 5[15] Good[15]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.3 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Applications (any preference)
578 Entry Sept 2026[16]
First preferences
125 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Places offered
134 Entry Sept 2026[16]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 629[16] 143[16] 149[16] 4.2[16] 1.0[16]
Entry Sept 2024 527[16] 115[16] 160[16] 3.3[16] 0.7[16]
Entry Sept 2023 471[16] 112[16] 189[16] 2.5[16] 0.6[16]
Entry Sept 2022 395[16] 84[16] 180[16] 2.2[16] 0.5[16]

Admissions

Places (published admission number)
135 Entry Sept 2027[17]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
135 2026-10-14[17]
Sibling priority
Students with a sibling or siblings who will be attending the Academy on the date when the applicant would be admitted. 2026-10-14[17]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
675[1]
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham[1]
Website
www.thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk[1]
District
Hammersmith and Fulham[18]
Postcode
SW6 3ED[1]
URN
141617[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
728 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
39% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
11.4% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
4.3% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
41.8% 2024/25[19]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
25.3%[20]
Mixed
26.8%[20]
Asian
7.6%[20]
Black
23.5%[20]
Any other ethnic group
13%[20]
Unclassified
3.8%[20]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Pupils’ work across the curriculum is of a high standard. Outcomes at the end of Year 11 are significantly above national averages.[21]
Warmth
Pupils are proud to attend this school.[21]
Pastoral care
Pupils benefit from a carefully planned pastoral curriculum. The school fosters a harmonious and caring environment.[21]
Behaviour
Pupils’ attitudes to learning are exceptional. As a result, pupils behave exceptionally well and achieve highly.[21]
Learning support
Pupils with SEND access the full curriculum with increasing confidence and achieve highly.[21]
Enrichment
They visit landmarks, exhibitions, and museums in London and abroad to enrich their learning.[21]
Pupil voice
Pupils are encouraged to develop their leadership skills by taking on responsibilities, such as being part of the school council.[21]
Independence
Pupils value feedback from staff and regularly revisit and improve their work.[21]
Collaboration
They collaborate well with each other and discuss their learning in a sophisticated and mature manner.[21]
Structure
They provide a highly structured learning environment that ensures pupils are focused in lessons. Pupils are expected to work hard in lessons and they do. There is no time for pupils to lose focus.[21]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk: thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk — Admissions policy 2027-28 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    Year 7: 135 (PAN) Year 8: 135 (PAN) Year 9: 135 (PAN) Year 10: 135 (PAN) Year 11: 135 (PAN) The Hurlingham Academy
    Year 7: 135 (PAN) (p. 2)
    Students with a sibling or siblings who will be attending the Academy on the date when the applicant would be admitted. (p. 3)
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (13)
    Pupils are proud to attend this school (p. 2)
    Pupils' work across the curriculum is of a high standard. Outcomes at the end of Year 11 are significantly above national averages (p. 2)
    Pupils benefit from a carefully planned pastoral curriculum (p. 3)
    The school fosters a harmonious and caring environment (p. 2)
    Pupils' attitudes to learning are exceptional (p. 3)
    As a result, pupils behave exceptionally well and achieve highly (p. 2)
    They provide a highly structured learning environment that ensures pupils are focused in lessons (p. 2)
    Pupils are expected to work hard in lessons and they do. There is no time for pupils to lose focus (p. 2)
    They visit landmarks, exhibitions, and museums in London and abroad to enrich their learning (p. 2)
    Pupils are encouraged to develop their leadership skills by taking on responsibilities, such as being part of the school council (p. 3)
    Pupils value feedback from staff and regularly revisit and improve their work (p. 3)
    They collaborate well with each other and discuss their learning in a sophisticated and mature manner (p. 3)
    Pupils with SEND access the full curriculum with increasing confidence and achieve highly (p. 2)