Gunnersbury Catholic School
The Ride, Brentford, TW8 9LB
1,248 pupils · 102% of 1,228 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — 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 17 January 2023, published 7 March 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 | 63.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 80.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 92.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 82.9% |
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 — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 184 | 139 | 609 | 184 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 184 | 133 | 631 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 184 | 120 | 569 | 184 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 184 | 97 | 574 | 184 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 182 | 81 | 564 | 182 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 184 | 121 | 695 | 184 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 102 | 699 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 181 | 105 | 735 | 181 |
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
- Ealing Fields Church of England High School 0.4 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Brentford School for Girls 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bolder Academy 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Elthorne Park High School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Green School for Girls 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Green School for Boys 1.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
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.