Hounslow secondary schools

Year 7 admissions · September 2027

Bolder Academy

A mixed, non-denominational secondary free school in Isleworth with a sixth form.

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September 2027 admissions policy

Verified by SchoolRange on View original policy (PDF)

Address1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Funding sectorState-fundedDfE GIAS classification · Snapshot dated
Academic selectionNon-selectiveDfE GIAS classification · Snapshot dated
Religious characterNo religious character recordedDfE GIAS classification · Snapshot dated
GovernanceFree schoolsDfE GIAS classification · Snapshot dated
GenderMixedDfE GIAS classification · Snapshot dated
Age range11 to 18
URN145866
2027 Year 7 places180 places
Official websiteOfficial school website Website link checked .

Admissions summary

How places are prioritised

For September 2027, named EHCPs are admitted first. Bolder Academy then prioritises looked-after children, eligible siblings and children of permanently employed staff before other applicants. Applicants tied within a category are ordered by Hounslow's official walking-route measurement.

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September 2027 entry

Bolder Academy Year 7 admissions criteria

Priority order

  1. Children whose EHCP names Bolder Academy
  2. Looked-after and previously looked-after children
  3. Children meeting Bolder Academy's sibling criterion
  4. Children of a parent permanently employed by Bolder Academy as support or teaching staff
  5. All other applicants, ordered by Hounslow's official walking-route measurement

Sibling priority

The sibling must attend Bolder Academy when the application is made, be expected to remain there when the applicant starts, and live at the same home address. Blood, half, step, adoptive and foster siblings qualify; cousins do not. The policy says September 2026 in this definition even though it is the determined 2027–28 policy.

Children of staff

Priority applies where a parent works permanently at Bolder Academy as a member of support or teaching staff. The policy does not state a minimum length of employment.

How distance is measured

Hounslow measures the walking route from the property's LLPG or NLPG seed point to the nearest pupil gate using Synergy and the Ordnance Survey MasterMap Highways Network. SchoolRange cannot reproduce that official route; postcode-centre straight-line distance is indicative only.

Evidence to prepare

  • Proof of the permanent home address used for the application
  • Sibling details on the Common Application Form if claiming sibling priority
  • Employment evidence if claiming children-of-staff priority

Other published rules

  • Applicants tied within a criterion are ordered by Hounslow's official walking distance; equal official distances are randomly ordered by the local authority database.
  • If the final available place falls to one child from a multiple birth, the other children from that birth are also offered places even if PAN is temporarily exceeded.
  • The sibling definition retains September 2026 inside the determined 2027–28 policy; SchoolRange exposes the stale date rather than silently correcting it.
  • The statutory section retains references to Statements of Special Educational Needs alongside current Education, Health and Care Plans.

Application deadline

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if the school is in another borough.

What recent offers show

Hounslow published official walking-route cutoffs of 2.642 miles for 2024 and 5.634 miles for 2025. In 2026, every applicant reaching Bolder Academy's ordinary distance route was offered. These outcomes are context, not a promise for 2027.

Published outcomes

Recent published admissions history

This is historical context, not a prediction for 2027. These are past allocation outcomes, not a forecast or guarantee.