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If you want a school with a big heart, a diverse community which shares a desire for high standards and has high expectations, whether it be for results or attention to wellbeing, and if you are lucky enough to fall within the criteria for getting into this hugely oversubscribed school, you need look no further. But this is a school that gives to those who give: the more you put in the more you get out. Slouchers beware.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 1,945 ·
- Sixth form numbers
- 500 ·
- Religion
- None
- Local authority
- London Borough of Ealing
Headteacher
Headteacher
Mia Pye
Since 2019, Mia Pye, previously deputy head of Elthorne Park High. English degree from Sheffield and and PGCE and MA in education from the Institute of Education. She joined Greenford as a student teacher in 2000, becoming head of English, faculty
Entrance
Most oversubscribed school in Ealing. Receives more applications than any other school, with 1,500+ applications for 300 year 7 places. Siblings given priority. ‘This is a family school; a family could live in Slough and get a place at the school'
Entry and exit data - year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)
Exit
Around a third leave after GCSEs. Sixth formers mainly to uni, many to Russell Group. Lots of contact with Oxbridge colleges to make school and students known. Four to Oxbridge in 2023, plus three medics. One overseas in 2023 – to University of
% students progressing to higher education or training (2021 leavers)
What is this?
The proportion of 16-18 students that progressed to degrees, higher apprenticeships or other study at level 4 or above for at least 6 consecutive months in the 2 years after taking advanced level qualifications (level 3) at this school or college.
Latest results
In 2024, 29 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 78 per cent 9-4 in both English and maths. At A level, 26 per cent A*/A (50 per cent A*-B).
GCSE - % of pupils achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)
What is this?
This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.
A level - Average points score (2024)
What is this?
These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.
Teaching & learning
A fully comprehensive, non-selective school, Greenford High has to cater for two extremes without overlooking the middle tranche. It does an impressively good job. Japanese, GCSEs and A levels at one end of the spectrum, and a BTEC in business and
- Qualifications taken in 2024
- A level
- BTEC
- EPQ
- GCSE
Learning support & SEN
School is consistently in the top five per cent of the country for progress, and while the SEN progress is still above average, SEND pupils make lower progress compared with other pupils in the school. A fair number of pupils have support with their
Arts & extracurricular
Despite corrosive cuts, school manfully continues to offer excellent art, DT, textiles, cooking and photography (three art teachers have had to go as department has shrunk from five to two). Impressive display of design products - toys and automated
Sport
Sport is strong - as in other departments at Greenford, standards are high. An Olympic judge runs the gymnastics, an ex-England player coaches the basketball. Excellent facilities in relatively new building (funded by PFI). Well-equipped and
Ethos & heritage
Founded in 1939, Greenford started life as a typical suburban grammar school, surrounded by farmland. The original 1930s buildings still stand and now form part of a new block. The school has gone through a number of different personalities since
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
Strong emphasis on an ethos of helping others – not reacting out of self-interest but for the good of the community and the good of others. Initiatives like hosting a dinner for senior citizens in the school hall – organised and run by post-16 pupils
Pupils & parents
A diverse mix of different cultures and nationalities, about 40 per cent Muslim. Despite the diversity, the community is well integrated. When Pakistan play India in the Test match, we were told, the school comes alive with excitement and the fault
The last word
If you want a school with a big heart, a diverse community which shares a desire for high standards and has high expectations, whether it be for results or attention to wellbeing, and if you are lucky enough to fall within the criteria for getting
Inspection reports
Ofsted reports
Full inspection: Good
You can read full reports on the Ofsted website
| Personal development | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
Full inspection: Outstanding
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
