It is located in the Hayes area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England.

[1] The school is named after Guru Nanak, the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

[2] It was first established as a private school in 1993 by Sant Baba Amar Singh Ji called Guru Nanak Sikh College.

[3] Guru Nanak Sikh Academy educates pupils through all Key Stages of the English education system leading to GCSE examinations in Year 11.

Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and BTECs.