My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
63%Agree
30%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Gunnersbury Catholic School
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
TW8 9LB / 11–18 / Boys / Roman Catholic
Outstanding
Ofsted
63.5
Attainment 8
93%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 4 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 63.5
- Progress 8
- 0.99
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 80.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 39.06
- Achieving AAB+
- 24.6%
93% of parents would recommend this school
129 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
23%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
80%Agree
16%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
4%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
9%Not applicable
73%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
55%Agree
37%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
43%Agree
21%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Not applicable
28%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
12%No
88%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 15 parents
Strongly agree
50%Agree
25%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
80%Agree
16%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
27%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
61%Agree
33%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
33%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
25%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
51%Agree
40%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
93%No
7%12.3% of pupils receive SEN support
12.3%
SEN support
1.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.7%
56.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 56.5%
74% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 74%
- Entered top-third university
- 35%
- Achieved a degree
- 86%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1
- Free school meals
- 13.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.5:1
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 12.86%
- English as additional language
- 16.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.3%
- White
- 49.7%
- Mixed
- 12.4%
- Asian
- 12.3%
- Black
- 4%
- Other
- 10%
Other White24.8%
White British22.1%
Irish2.8%
Other Mixed6.8%
White & Asian2.3%
White & Black African1.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Indian6.6%
Other Asian4.3%
Pakistani1%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Chinese0.1%
African1.8%
Caribbean1.5%
Other Black0.7%