HMYOI Feltham at a glance
- It is one of the prisons listed for a Band 3 market supplement: £2,000 a year on top of base pay, non-pensionable, guaranteed to at least March 2027 and, on HMPPS's own wording, able to be withdrawn.
- It sits in the Outer London pay zone, so Band 3 pay is higher than the national rate: £41,290 at 39 hours on the entry pay point against £37,131 nationally.
- Its operational capacity of 553 ranks 9th of 10 in London (1 = largest).
- Among the 26 prisons in the HMPPS "Category C Trainer/Resettlement" functional group with a published capacity, it ranks 20th by size.
- Its latest full HMIP inspection (report published 26 August 2025) graded safety "poor" and purposeful activity "poor"; a later HMIP review report followed on 6 July 2026.
- GOV.UK gives its nearest station as: Feltham.
- Type
- HMYOI
- Holds
- Men (Feltham A: boys 15-18; Feltham B: men 18+)
- Run by
- HMPPS (public sector)
- Nation
- England
- Region (geographic)
- London
- HMPPS prison region
- Youth Custody EstateWorkforce statistics, June 2026
- Town / county
- Feltham, Greater London (Hounslow)
- Postcode
- TW13 4ND
- HMPPS functional group
- Category C Trainer/ResettlementA role label, not each prisoner's security category
- Officer pay zone
- Outer London
- Band 3 market supplement
- £2,000 a yearHMPPS pay page, 3 October 2026
- Operational capacity
- 553As at 24 August 2026
- Latest HMIP report published
- 6 July 2026
- Nearest railway station (GOV.UK)
- Feltham
Official description (GOV.UK/SPS/NI Justice): “Feltham A is a young offender institution (YOI) for boys aged 15 to 18 and Feltham B is a Category C prison and YOI in London for men aged over 18.” Official page.
Two units: Feltham A (boys 15-18, YCS) and Feltham B (men 18+).
One site, two establishments
In shortFeltham is one site with two separately inspected, led and reported establishments: Feltham A for boys and Feltham B for adult men.
The IMB's 2024-25 report says Feltham became two fully distinct establishments, each with its own governor and senior management team, with only a few services such as chaplaincy and the kitchen still shared. HMPPS workforce statistics list Feltham in the Youth Custody Estate group.
Check the vacancy wording and the establishment named before you apply.
Feltham B's history (HMIP)
- Before 2015Remand centre for young adults up to 21
- 2015Changed designation after a poor inspection
- 2023Became an adult category C prison
By extending the age limit to 25 and then 30.
- February 2025Age limit removed
The two sides
Feltham A
- A young offender institution (YOI) for boys aged 15 to 18 (GOV.UK).
- The only YOI in England from Cornwall to the Midlands, taking young people chiefly from Greater London (IMB).
- Uses youth justice workers.
Feltham B
- A category C prison and YOI in London for men aged over 18 (GOV.UK).
- An adult men's prison where HMIP refers to frontline officers.
- Prison group: HMIP names the Youth Custody Service; HMPPS performance ratings place Feltham B under its London region.
Feltham B: inspected in September 2025
In shortFeltham B's first inspection as an adult category C establishment found reasonably good respect but poor purposeful activity, with staff turnover and visa uncertainty the key risks.
- SafetyNot sufficiently good
- RespectReasonably good
- Purposeful activityPoor
- Preparation for releaseNot sufficiently good
HMIP inspected Feltham B between 1 and 11 September 2025 and published on 1 December 2025. It was the first inspection since the redesignation as a category C adult establishment. The inspectors held 451 men against an operational capacity of 478.
The Chief Inspector said the move had not been supported by enough planned education and work, and praised the abolition of the practice of keeping prisoners in conflict apart, which allowed free-flow movement.
- Healthy prison tests, 2025: safety not sufficiently good; respect reasonably good; purposeful activity poor; preparation for release not sufficiently good.
- In HMIP's survey 61 per cent of prisoners said most staff treated them with respect, against 71 per cent at similar prisons.
- Key work: 79 per cent said they had a key worker, down from 95 per cent at the previous inspection; a large proportion of frontline staff were new to their roles.
Findings
Concerns
- Illicit drugs and weak incident management, leading to what HMIP said was the highest rate of PAVA incapacitant spray use in England and Wales (175 uses in the 12 months before inspection); HMIP found its use appropriate in the cases it reviewed, most often in response to multi-perpetrator assaults.
- Too few activity spaces and a severely understaffed offender management unit.
- Continued high turnover of frontline staff made it hard to build experience.
- Uncertainty about the future visa status of staff from overseas, affecting around 60 of 200 frontline officers, was the key risk to progress.
Positives
- Leaders had tackled very high staff sickness.
- Offline AI translation tools, which staff were using in everyday exchanges, were recorded as notable positive practice.
Feltham A: the 2026 review of progress
In shortThe May 2026 review found progress insufficient or worse in seven of 10 areas, driven largely by staffing shortfalls.
- Concerns followed up10Seven from HMIP, three Ofsted themes; seven insufficient or worse, three reasonable
- Boys held74The unit can hold up to 126
- Frontline youth justice workers deployableUnder two thirds
- Children saying they can turn to staff82 per cent
HMIP visited Feltham A between 26 and 28 May 2026 and published on 6 July 2026. At previous inspections in 2024 and 2025 it had found poor outcomes for safety and purposeful activity and reasonably good outcomes for care and resettlement.
A child had died in custody in the month before the visit, with several investigations under way.
The staffing story, as the Chief Inspector tells it
- December 2025Governor returned
After 11 months with the Youth Custody Service central team, by which time Feltham had acute staffing shortfalls.
- By early 2026National leaders stepped in
They reduced the population, provided staff from other establishments and approved overtime.
- May 2026 visitStill short
HMIP said the institution could deploy less than two thirds of its frontline youth justice workers, and average time out of cell had risen to little more than five hours a day in the month before the visit.
There were positives
Use of force and support
- The rate of use of force fell from 116 to 96 incidents per 100 children per month (still the highest of all YOIs).
- Around 95 per cent of incidents were recorded on body-worn video.
- In HMIP's survey 82 per cent of children said they could turn to staff for help with a problem.
Youth Custody Service reply
- The June 2026 reply said it would continue to focus on workforce stability and consider over-recruiting youth justice workers to cover custodial manager vacancies.
Independent monitors' view
In shortThe IMB saw the beginnings of improvement on Feltham A in 2025 but renewed violence and absence, and a very different Feltham B from a year earlier.
The IMB's annual report for 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, published in February 2026, covers both sides of the site.
IMB 2024-25
Feltham A
- Staff absence has continued to affect the children's regime, mainly through training requirements and sickness, and boys remain in their rooms when staff are not there.
- A new senior leadership team arrived in January 2025 and the Board saw the beginnings of improvement by the end of the year.
- Violence increased from October 2025 and staff absence was high again by the time of writing.
Feltham B
- A very different place from twelve months earlier, citing the end of keeping prisoners apart, free flow to workshops and education, and improved gate security and staff discipline.
- The Board sees staff treating both children and adult prisoners with care and dignity every week and calls the work they do very difficult.
- Capital projects such as the long-promised roofing repair have not been delivered.
Working at Feltham
In shortFeltham is in the outer London pay zone with a £2,000 a year non-pensionable market supplement, checked on 3 October 2026.
- Market supplement£2,000 a yearNon-pensionable, checked 3 October 2026
- Outer London start£41,290 to £43,29039-hour week; the top reflects the supplement
See the pay bands page and the London pay guide. HMPPS runs a Feltham page on its jobs site, which is undated and in part out of date (it describes Feltham B as holding men up to 30, which HMIP says changed in 2025).
What the HMPPS Feltham page lists
- Free on-site parking and a free on-site gym.
- Feltham and Ashford stations and bus routes 16 and 32; GOV.UK's visitor page gives Feltham as the nearest railway station.
- For the youth side, read the youth custody estate guide and the national prison officer route.
Officer pay at HMYOI Feltham
Outer London zone; Band 3 rates from 1 April 2026, including the 20% unsocial hours allowance.
| Contract hours | Entry (pay point 1) | Maximum (pay point 3) | Entry with supplement | Max with supplement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 hours (trainee contract) incl. 20% unsocial hours | £38,840 | £40,896 | £40,840 | £42,896 |
| 39 hours (2 additional committed hours) | £41,290 | £43,475 | £43,290 | £45,475 |
| 41 hours (4 additional committed hours) | £43,739 | £46,054 | £45,739 | £48,054 |
PSPRB 25th Report, Appendix E. Supplement per the HMPPS jobs site, 3 October 2026; non-pensionable, may be withdrawn.
| Grade | Contract | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 2 Operational Support Grade | 37 hours incl. 25% unsocial hours | £36,051 | £36,051 |
| Band 4 Supervising / Specialist Officer | 37 hours incl. 20% unsocial hours | £45,446 | £45,446 |
| Band 5 Custodial Manager | 39 hours incl. 2 pensionable committed hours | £51,471 | £53,941 |
Supplements apply to Band 3 only. PSPRB 25th Report, Appendix E.
Other London prisons on the supplement list: Downview (£2,000), High Down (£2,000).
Turn these into take-home with the pay calculator, or see what the journey costs with the commute cost calculator. Band 3 pay explained.
Capacity, performance and staffing
At 24 August 2026: operational capacity 553, population 476 (86%), certified normal accommodation in use 595. HMPPS monthly population bulletin.
HMPPS performance rating, 2025/26
Scale 4 (outstanding) to 1 (serious concern); amended at moderation. HMPPS prison performance ratings 2025/26.
Officer staffing against target
At 30 June 2026: 411 FTE Band 3 to 5 officers against a target of 450 (-39, hours-adjusted). A gap against target is not a count of advertised vacancies. HMPPS workforce statistics, June 2026.
Category C Trainer/Resettlement is HMPPS's functional-group label for the prison's role, not any prisoner's security category. See prison categories explained or all Category C Trainer/Resettlement prisons.
Latest inspection
HMIP's most recent report on Feltham was published 6 July 2026 (full inspection report); that is the publication date, not the visit date.
Grades from the latest full inspection report, published 26 August 2025; the later report above is a follow-up review that does not re-grade the tests. These outcomes are for Feltham A (children), from the report published 26 August 2025, where HMIP uses the children's test names: 'care' is shown in the respect column and 'resettlement' in the preparation for release column. Feltham B (young adults) is inspected separately; its report published 1 December 2025 found safety not sufficiently good, respect reasonably good, purposeful activity poor and preparation for release not sufficiently good.
Of the 122 prisons with full HMIP grades, 13 share its "poor" safety grade and 38 its "poor" purposeful-activity grade. Only 41 of those 122 prisons were graded "poor" on at least one test, and this is one of them.
Working at HMYOI Feltham and how to apply
HMYOI Feltham has its own HMPPS recruitment page. Read the live advert for closing dates and assessment-centre details.
- Jobs at Feltham (HMPPS) (official site).
- Official establishment page, including visiting and contact details.
- How to become a prison officer: eligibility, vetting, assessment centre, fitness test and training.
- Recruitment timeline tool and commute cost calculator.
Postcode: TW13 4ND. View on a map. Nearest railway station, per GOV.UK: Feltham.
Other prisons in London and similar prisons
These establishments are in the same county or region (10 listed in London). See all of them in one table.
- HMP BelmarshThamesmead, London, Greater London (Greenwich)
- HMP BrixtonBrixton, London, Greater London (Lambeth)
- HMP & YOI DownviewSutton, Greater London (Sutton)
- HMP High DownSutton, Greater London (Sutton)
- HMP & YOI IsisThamesmead, London, Greater London (Greenwich)
- HMP PentonvilleIslington, London, Greater London (Islington)
Similar by HMPPS functional group (Category C Trainer/Resettlement)
Related guides
- Band 3 prison officer payEvery pay point and contract-hours option explained.
- Market supplements explainedHow the supplement works and what could change it.
- Prison officer pay in LondonHow the London zones are built.
- The youth custody estateUnder-18 and young adult custody.
- Prison categories explainedCategory A to D versus functional groups.
- Prison officer jobs by regionWhere officers are needed and how pay differs.
HMYOI Feltham: frequently asked questions
How much does a prison officer earn at HMYOI Feltham?
From £43,290 a year on 39 hours at the entry pay point (including the £2,000 supplement), rising to £45,475 (Outer London zone, 2026/27).
Is HMYOI Feltham in the London pay zone?
Yes, the Outer London zone, where fixed cash differentials (up to £3,432 above the national 37-hour maxima) lift Band 3 pay.
What category is HMYOI Feltham?
HMPPS lists it in the "Category C Trainer/Resettlement" functional group, a label for the prison's role rather than the category of each prisoner.
How many prisoners can HMYOI Feltham hold?
Operational capacity 553, population 476 at 24 August 2026 (HMPPS bulletin).
When was HMYOI Feltham last inspected?
HMIP's latest report, published 6 July 2026, is a full inspection. Grades at the latest full inspection (26 August 2025): safety poor, respect reasonably good, purposeful activity poor, preparation for release reasonably good.
How do I apply to work at HMYOI Feltham?
Through the HMPPS recruitment page for HMYOI Feltham on the Prison and Probation Jobs site (linked above).
What is the nearest train station to HMYOI Feltham?
GOV.UK gives: Feltham.
Is Feltham a prison or a young offender institution?
Both, on one site. Feltham A is a young offender institution for boys aged 15 to 18, run with the Youth Custody Service. Feltham B is a category C prison and YOI for adult men; HMIP says it removed its age limit in February 2025. They have separate governors and are inspected separately, so check which side a vacancy is for.
What did inspectors say about staffing at Feltham?
At Feltham A in May 2026 HMIP said less than two thirds of frontline youth justice workers could be deployed because of sickness and other absence. At Feltham B in September 2025 it flagged high turnover of frontline staff and uncertainty over overseas staff visas affecting around 60 of 200 officers. The Youth Custody Service has said it will consider over-recruiting youth justice workers.
Does Feltham pay a market supplement?
Yes. Feltham is listed on the HMPPS prison officer pay page with a £2,000 a year market supplement, which is non-pensionable. It is also in the outer London pay zone. HMPPS says supplements are guaranteed to at least March 2027 and may change, so confirm the live figure on the official page before you apply.
Where does Feltham sit in London?
GOV.UK places Feltham in London and gives Feltham as the nearest railway station. The HMPPS jobs page describes it as on the outskirts of West London, not far from Richmond, and gives distances to Feltham and Ashford stations. That page is undated, so check current transport information before relying on it.
Sources and method
Data as at 3 October 2026; see our methodology. Independent of HMPPS, the Ministry of Justice and the POA; not legal or financial advice. Out of date? Tell us.
- HMIP: report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Feltham B (published 1 December 2025) (opened 2026-10-03)
- HMIP: report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Feltham A (published 6 July 2026) (opened 2026-10-03)
- HMPPS Youth Custody Service: response letter to HMIP review of progress at Feltham A (29 June 2026) (opened 2026-10-03)
- IMB: Annual report, Feltham, 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 (published February 2026) (opened 2026-10-03)
- GOV.UK: Feltham Prison and Young Offender Institution (last updated 17 March 2026) (opened 2026-10-03)
- HMPPS Prison and Probation Jobs: working as a prison officer at HMP Feltham (undated, parts out of date) (opened 2026-10-03)
- HMPPS Prison and Probation Jobs: prison officer (opened 2026-10-03)
- HMPPS Prison and Probation Jobs: prison officer pay (opened 2026-10-03)
Not verified for this prison: The HMPPS Feltham jobs page carries no date and contains outdated detail (Feltham B age limit); used only for parking, gym and transport references and labelled as such.; Youth justice worker pay for Feltham A not stated here: the HMPPS youth justice worker page was checked but its figures relate to specific grades and we could not tie them to Feltham A vacancies.; Feltham A's last full HMIP inspection (published 26 August 2025) was read only through the 2026 review's summary of it, not in full.; No Ofsted full report or HMPPS press release about Feltham found as at 3 October 2026 beyond the sources above..
- gov.uk/guidance/feltham-yoi
- gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales
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