Side by side
Brentford School for Girls and Elthorne Park High School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Brentford School for Girls is a girls' school; Elthorne Park High School takes boys and girls.
- Brentford School for Girls takes ages 11 to 18; Elthorne Park High School takes ages 11 to 19.
- Brentford School for Girls has 763 pupils; Elthorne Park High School has 1,603.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brentford School for Girls | Elthorne Park High School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 763 DfE register | 1,603 DfE register |
| Borough | Hounslow DfE register | Ealing DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 56 first preferences for 92 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 291 first preferences for 240 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 October 2024 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 50.6 (2024/25) DfE | 57.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 40% (2024/25) DfE | 69% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C- (2024/25) DfE | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 26.9 (2024/25) DfE | 36.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 97% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 75% (left 2022/23) DfE | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 34% DfE register | 22.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 52.6% school census 2024/25 | 28.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 4.7% school census 2024/25 | 15.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.2 DfE workforce census | 16.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 9.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.