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London Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 53 52.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 86% 86% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
52.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
62.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
23% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.74 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.7[7] 54.1%[7]
2023/24 50[5] 55.8%[5] +0.74[5]
2022/23 54.7[8] 65%[8] +1.06[8]
2021/22 55.1[9] 72%[9] +0.82[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[11] 8%[11]
2022/23 C-[12] 11.4%[12]
2021/22 C[13] 8.2%[13]
2018/19 C-[14] 7.4%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
86% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
24% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 78%[15] 11%[15] 107[15] 107[15]
2022/23 79%[16] 14%[16] 105[16] 108[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
70% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
16% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[17]
Employment
1% 2022/23[17]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[18] 74%[18] 4%[18] 14%[18] 1%[18]
2020/21 94%[19] 72%[19] 4%[19] 14%[19] 1%[19] 1%[19]
2019/20 94%[20] 70%[20] 5%[20] 18%[20] 0%[20] 1%[20]
2018/19 94%[21] 73%[21] 1%[21] 17%[21] 1%[21] 2%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
82% 2022/23[22]
UK higher education
71% 2022/23[22]
Education
73% 2022/23[22]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[22]
Employment
8% 2022/23[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 83%[23] 63%[23] 65%[23] 4%[23] 14%[23]
2020/21 83%[24] 64%[24] 65%[24] 2%[24] 15%[24]
2019/20 85%[25] 66%[25] 79%[25] 2%[25] 5%[25]
2018/19 76%[26] 60%[26] 65%[26] 3%[26] 8%[26]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
75% 2021/22[27]
Top third of most selective universities
9% 2021/22[27]
Russell Group universities
34% 2019/20[28]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[28]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 72%[29] 31%[29]
2019/20 87%[28] 34%[28] 34%[28] 3%[28]
2018/19 84%[30] 17%[30] 15%[30] 0%[30]
2017/18 81%[31] 23%[31] 23%[31] 0%[31]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 May 2018[32]
Type
S5 Inspection[32]
Report published
6 Jun 2018[32]
Outcomes for pupils
Good[32]
Overall effectiveness
Good[32]
16 - 19 study programmes
Good[32]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[32]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[32]
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Good[32]
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Good[32]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.8 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Applications (any preference)
421 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences
128 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Places offered
150 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 541[33] 202[33] 230[33] 2.4[33] 0.9[33]
Entry Sept 2024 488[33] 147[33] 210[33] 2.3[33] 0.7[33]
Entry Sept 2023 507[33] 191[33] 200[33] 2.5[33] 1.0[33]
Entry Sept 2022 541[33] 160[33] 205[33] 2.6[33] 0.8[33]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.3 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Applications (any preference)
68 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences
33 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Places offered
30 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 67[33] 32[33] 30[33] 2.2[33] 1.1[33]
Entry Sept 2024 65[33] 29[33] 30[33] 2.2[33] 1.0[33]
Entry Sept 2023 60[33] 26[33] 30[33] 2.0[33] 0.9[33]
Entry Sept 2022 61[33] 29[33] 33[33] 1.8[33] 0.9[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1870[1]
Trust
AIM ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
http://www.londonacademy.org.uk/[1]
District
Barnet[34]
Postcode
HA8 8DE[1]
URN
134798[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1736 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
58.5% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
10.3% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
2.9% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
44.5% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
29.4%[36]
Mixed
9.9%[36]
Asian
15.9%[36]
Black
15.3%[36]
Any other ethnic group
25%[36]
Unclassified
4.5%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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