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London Academy of Excellence[1]

Secondary · 16 plus · ages 16–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[2]

Results

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
54.7% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A[4] 58.3%[4]
2022/23 A-[5] 53.3%[5]
2021/22 A[6] 61.1%[6]
2018/19 A-[7] 58.7%[7]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[8]
Education
79% 2022/23[8]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[8]
Employment
6% 2022/23[8]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 86%[9] 72%[9] 2%[9] 12%[9]
2020/21 90%[10] 79%[10] 1%[10] 10%[10]
2019/20 89%[11] 84%[11] 1%[11] 3%[11]
2018/19 93%[12] 81%[12] 1%[12] 11%[12]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[13]
Top third of most selective universities
71% 2021/22[13]
Russell Group universities
81% 2019/20[14]
Oxford or Cambridge
16% 2019/20[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[15] 78%[15]
2019/20 97%[14] 86%[14] 81%[14] 16%[14]
2018/19 97%[16] 83%[16] 74%[16] 10%[16]
2017/18 97%[17] 78%[17] 71%[17] 7%[17]

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

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools 16 to 19[1]
Ages
16–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
750[1]
Trust
LONDON ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE[1]
Local authority
Newham[1]
Website
www.lae.ac.uk[1]
District
Newham[18]
Postcode
E15 1LE[1]
URN
138403[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
483 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
25.9% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
3.1% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[19]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
17.4%[20]
Mixed
8.6%[20]
Asian
47.9%[20]
Black
17.2%[20]
Any other ethnic group
3.6%[20]
Unclassified
5.2%[20]

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

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.