Gunnersbury Catholic School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Hounslow council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 139 families put this school as their first choice, and 184 places were offered. 111 of the families who put it first got a place (80%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 17 January 2023. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1248 (capacity 1228)

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Westminster

Phone

02085687281

Address

The Ride, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 9LB

Website

gunnersbury.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports