Side by side
Global Academy and Harlington 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
- Global Academy takes ages 14 to 19; Harlington School takes ages 11 to 19.
- Global Academy has 526 pupils; Harlington School has 1,409.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Harlington School (31 October 2026) but none for Global Academy.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Global Academy | Harlington School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: University technical college DfE register | State-funded: Foundation school DfE register |
| Ages | 14 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 526 DfE register | 1,409 DfE register |
| Borough | Hillingdon DfE register | Hillingdon 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 | Not published | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | Not published | 162 first preferences for 233 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, 4 March 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 26 November 2024 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 30.8 (2024/25) DfE | 42.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 30% (2024/25) DfE | 41% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE | C (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE | 29.9 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 79% (left 2022/23) DfE | 83% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 32.1% DfE register | 44% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 23.2% school census 2024/25 | 75.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 18.2% school census 2024/25 | 9.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 28.2 DfE workforce census | 15.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 11% DfE, 2024/25 | 9.6% 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.