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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Heston Community School

Academy converter secondary school in Hounslow (Hounslow).

Attainment 8
46.9
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.5%
▲ 0.2pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.9%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.8%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.3%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
94%
1,311 / 1,395 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Heston Community School is a secondary school located in Hounslow. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and currently has 1,323 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,395. It is part of the HESTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Ranjit Berdesha.

Enrichment

25 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Book Club
  • Chess
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Cooking
  • Creative Writing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Debating
  • Dodgeball
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh

and 9 more

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
138924
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hounslow
Constituency
Brentford and Isleworth
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (19 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

15 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Reena Kotak Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Sundeep Kumar Dhall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Rijon Green Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Glynis Ross-WoodChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Samir Vohra Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Rajesh ChopraMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025
Mr Shameet Singh Saib Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Charisse Candice Macsorley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Harminder Singh Virdi Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Andreas Nicolaou Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Waris Rajput Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Keith Batten Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr John JonesMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mr Harinder Singh PattarMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022
Mrs Francesca Hooker Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Mr Michael LawtonMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Ms Saima DadChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2018
Mr Ranjit Berdesha Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2016
Mr Ranjit Berdesha Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2016
Mr Hassan Sajid Naqvi Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Glynis Ross-Wood FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Dominique Mann Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Narinder Phull Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record