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Featherstone High School

Academy converter · Southall · UB2 5HF

Ages 11–18 · 1,748 pupils · Ealing

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

50.9

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.60
−20+2
Attainment 850.9
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry85%

EBacc APS: 4.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
1,440

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill107%

1,748 pupils · 1,627 places

Pupils on roll
1,748
Boys / girls
884 / 864
School capacity
1,627
Capacity fill
1,748 / 1,627 (107%)
Free school meals
37.4%
FSM pupils
521
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: GRAND UNION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
GRAND UNION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Featherstone High School
Headteacher
Mr Nathan Walters

Location

Address
11 Montague Waye
Postcode
UB2 5HF
Town
Southall
County
Middlesex
Local authority
Ealing
District
Ealing
Constituency
Ealing Southall
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Southall, Ealing, 1,748 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 37.4%.

Open schools in Southall
27
Secondary schools in Southall
4
Academies among open schools in Southall
19% (5)
Open schools in UB2
14
Secondary in UB2
1
Open schools in Ealing LA
114
Secondary in Ealing LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+50%
    • Absence6.2%

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  • Heston Community School

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  • Dormers Wells High School

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  • Lampton Academy

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  • Global Academy

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    • P8-1.9
    • EM5+25%
    • Absence12.4%

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  • Harlington School

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    • Att843.3
    • P80.3
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence10.6%

    2.1 miles away

  • St Mark's Catholic School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • Att864.7
    • P81.4
    • EM5+78%
    • Absence5.4%

    2.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nathan Walters
Telephone
02088430984
Website
www.featherstonehigh.ealing.sch.uk

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