London Academy

Type Other schools / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Spur Road
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 8DE
Phone 02082381100
Reference Number 134798

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1729
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.22%
Girls: 43.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 62.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 30 46
2 23 28 51
3 21 26 47
4 27 24 51
5 25 36 61
6 35 23 58
7 115 101 216
8 132 79 211
9 123 84 207
10 121 86 207
11 120 76 196
12 104 68 172
13 94 71 165

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 20.2%
African 13%
White, British 10.8%
Unclassified 7.8%
Asian, Other 6.2%
Mixed, Other 5%
Pakistani 3.1%
Indian 2.7%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Caribbean 1.6%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Chinese 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-24
Date Description Report
2023-07-03 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 55.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 70.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.32 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 29.97 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 11.4% Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Writing 5.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 5.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 1
Third Preference 6 1
From another Local Authority 23 9

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 123 37
Third Preference 94 11
From another Local Authority 114 57

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Tashbar of Edgware
45-47 Mowbray Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8JL
0.49 miles
Aylward Primary School
Pangbourne Drive, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4RE
0.58 miles
Holland House School
1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8TP
0.61 miles
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch
296 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8NP
0.73 miles
Broadfields Primary School
Roseberry Drive, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8JP
0.76 miles
Rosh Pinah Primary School
Glengall Road, Edgware, HA8 8TE
0.79 miles
Beit Shvidler Primary School
261 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8NX
0.8 miles
Edgware Primary School
Heming Road, Edgware, HA8 9AB
1.06 miles
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2EQ
1.26 miles
Woodlands School
Bransgrove Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JP
1.28 miles
Northway School
The Fairway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3HS
1.3 miles
St John's CofE School
127 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3FD
1.33 miles
Watling Park School
Pavilion Way, Burnt Oak, Barnet, HA8 9YA
1.35 miles
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Camrose Avenue, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6ES
1.36 miles
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre
The Fairway, London, NW7 3HS
1.36 miles
Deansbrook Infant School
Hale Drive, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3ED
1.37 miles
Deansbrook Junior School
Hale Drive, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3ED
1.37 miles
Camrose Primary With Nursery
St David's Drive, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JH
1.38 miles
The Northgate School
Edgware Community Hospital, Edgware, HA8 0AD
1.39 miles
Stanburn Primary School
Abercorn Road, Stanmore, HA7 2PJ
1.46 miles
Name Distance
North London Collegiate School
Canons, Middlesex, HA8 7RJ
0.69 miles
Stanmore College
Elm Park, Stanmore, HA7 4BQ
1.2 miles
Avanti House School
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2EQ
1.23 miles
Menorah Grammar School
Abbots Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 0QS
1.48 miles
Canons High School
Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
1.64 miles
Park High School
Thistlecroft Gardens, Stanmore, HA7 1PL
1.73 miles
Mill Hill County High School
Worcester Crescent, Mill Hill, London, NW7 4LL
1.78 miles
Bentley Wood High School
Clamp Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3JW
1.94 miles
Ellern Mede School Limited
Oakleigh Park North, Whetstone, London, N20 9AR
2.19 miles
Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1HL
2.3 miles
Immanuel College
87-91 Elstree Road, Bushey, WD23 4EB
2.33 miles
Saracens High School
Corner Mead, London, NW9 4AS
2.37 miles
Kingsbury High School
Princes Avenue, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9JR
2.39 miles
The Village School
Grove Park, Kingsbury, London, NW9 0JY
2.45 miles
Mill Hill School Foundation
The Ridgeway, London, NW7 1QS
2.49 miles
Pathways School
All Saints Parish Hall, Shrewsbury Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9LX
2.53 miles
St James' Catholic High School
Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE
2.55 miles
Haberdashers' Boys' School
2.56 miles
Haberdashers' Girls' School
Aldenham Road, Borehamwood, WD6 3BT
2.56 miles
Southover Partnership School
288 Kingsbury Road, Roe Green Park, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9HA
2.57 miles
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