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Brentford School for Girls[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 48.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
48.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
42.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
13% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.25 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 50.6[6] 40.5%[6]
2023/24 45.9[4] 43.8%[4] +0.25[4]
2022/23 47[7] 52%[7] +0.37[7]
2021/22 56.2[8] 60%[8] +1.05[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 4.9%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 5.7%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 4.8%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 1.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
59% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
29% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 74%[15] 1%[15] 20%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 94%[16] 64%[16] 0%[16] 27%[16] 1%[16] 3%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 69%[17] 0%[17] 25%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 91%[18] 71%[18] 0%[18] 17%[18] 2%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
75% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
61% 2022/23[19]
Education
65% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[19]
Employment
10% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 81%[20] 57%[20] 62%[20] 8%[20] 11%[20]
2020/21 86%[21] 72%[21] 75%[21] 2%[21] 9%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 66%[22] 70%[22] 4%[22] 10%[22]
2018/19 86%[23] 58%[23] 63%[23] 3%[23] 20%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
71% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
10% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
20% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 88%[26] 25%[26]
2019/20 82%[25] 25%[25] 20%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 79%[27] 15%[27] 11%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 72%[28] 12%[28] 9%[28] 0%[28]

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
8 Oct 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
21 Nov 2024[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
6 Oct 2022[30] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[30] No overall grade[30]
14 May 2019[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.2 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
293 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
56 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
92 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 326[32] 68[32] 103[32] 3.2[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 346[32] 59[32] 132[32] 2.6[32] 0.4[32]
Entry Sept 2023 398[32] 70[32] 146[32] 2.7[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2022 383[32] 80[32] 148[32] 2.6[32] 0.5[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
949[1]
Trust
BRENTFORD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS[1]
Local authority
Hounslow[1]
Website
http://www.brentford.hounslow.sch.uk/[1]
District
Hounslow[33]
Postcode
TW8 0PG[1]
URN
139095[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
837 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
52.6% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
4.7% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
2.6% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
34.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
22%[35]
Mixed
12.1%[35]
Asian
29.9%[35]
Black
11.3%[35]
Any other ethnic group
22.5%[35]
Unclassified
2.2%[35]

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.

Sources

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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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