Bolder Academy
1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5DB
909 pupils · 72% of 1,260 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BOLDER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 December 2022, published 31 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 114 | 449 | 162 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 128 | 537 | 173 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 175 | 134 | 655 | 175 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 157 | 646 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 175 | 181 | 743 | 175 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 122 | 692 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 176 | 149 | 724 | 176 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 183 | 148 | 680 | 183 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Green School for Girls 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gunnersbury Catholic School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Green School for Boys 1.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Elthorne Park High School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Ealing Fields Church of England High School 1.6 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.