Global Academy

University technical college; sixth form; mixed; ages 14 to 19; 526 pupils; Hillingdon, UB3 1DH; URN 142887

Global Academy’s latest graded inspection, on 4 March 2025, gave key judgements without an overall grade. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has a report card, three have key judgements without an overall grade, three have an overall grade on the old scale and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Parkside Studio College, dates from 4 May 2023; the latest, at Cranford Community College, from 12 May 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Global Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Global Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Global Academy
UB3 1DH, Hillingdon; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 4 March 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 27.4 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 32.2% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Global Academy
0.67 mi1,071 m SW
Harlington School
UB3 1PB, Hillingdon; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 26 November 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 43.8 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 42.3% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 29.87 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Harlington School
1.1 mi1,699 m N
Parkside Studio College
UB3 2SE, Hillingdon; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 4 May 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 26.7 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 8.3% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Parkside Studio College
1.1 mi1,700 m N
Rosedale College
UB3 2SE, Hillingdon; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 11 July 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 49.9 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 54.5% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.33 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Rosedale College
1.3 mi2,045 m E
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
UB4 0LT, Hillingdon; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 24 May 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 56.1 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 61.9% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 27.96 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Early years provision: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
1.5 mi2,380 m SE
Cranford Community College
TW5 9PD, Hounslow; sixth form

Report card inspected 12 May 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 48.7 (Hounslow 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 49.8% (Hounslow 52.9%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 27.44 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: strong standard
- Achievement: strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: exceptional
- Leadership and governance: strong standard
- Post-16 provision: strong standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Cranford Community College
1.7 mi2,763 m N
Hewens College
UB4 8JP, Hillingdon; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 7 May 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 35.9 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 23.3% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.90 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Hewens College
1.7 mi2,763 m N
De Salis Studio College
UB4 8JP, Hillingdon; sixth form

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 9 October 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 48.4 (Hillingdon 49.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 45.3% (Hillingdon 53.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.55 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for De Salis Studio College
1.8 mi2,842 m E
Featherstone High School
UB2 5HF, Ealing; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 11 March 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 48.6 (Ealing 51.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 51.1% (Ealing 57.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 38.73 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Featherstone High School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Graded inspection of 4 March 2025
Key judgement	Position on the four-point scale	Grade
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Outstanding
Personal development		Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Outstanding

No overall grade: from 1 September 2024, graded inspections of state-funded schools no longer included one.

These grades come from the inspection system used before 10 November 2025; Ofsted says they cannot be compared with the new report cards. How to read these grades.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 87 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Hillingdon	England
Average Attainment 8 score	27.4	49.3	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	32.2%	53.4%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	48.3%	70.6%	64.8%

England and Hillingdon: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level 2024/25: the Department for Education’s file lists this school, but publishes no figure for it.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Barnhill Community High School Hillingdon, 2.2 mi in a straight line
Alec Reed Academy Ealing, 3.3 mi in a straight line
Springwest Academy Hounslow, 4.4 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Global Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Hillingdon, for pupils aged 14 to 19, with a sixth form. The register counts 526 pupils for a capacity of 600. Trust: GLOBAL ACADEMY UTC TRUST LIMITED. Address: The Old Vinyl Factory, 1 Record Walk, Middlesex, UB3 1DH. Website: www.globalacademy.com.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.