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

London Academy is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. Notable strengths include strong academic achievement, particularly in the sixth form, where students excel and demonstrate leadership qualities by supporting younger pupils. The school fosters a caring environment, promoting exemplary behavior and personal development, while providing numerous enrichment opportunities that enhance students' experiences. Although the curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, there are identified areas for improvement in ensuring consistent implementation across all subjects, particularly in the primary phase and early years.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1736
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.55%
Girls: 42.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 64.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 27 43
2 19 31 50
3 25 24 49
4 27 29 56
5 27 24 51
6 23 38 61
7 142 79 221
8 118 97 215
9 136 77 213
10 123 85 208
11 116 87 203
12 115 70 185
13 88 60 148

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 19.8%
African 12.1%
White, British 9.4%
Unclassified 7.9%
Asian, Other 6.2%
Mixed, Other 5.6%
Pakistani 3.3%
Indian 3.1%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%
White & Asian 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%

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 Report Date 03 Jul 2023
Date Report
03 Jul 2023 School inspection:
01 May 2018 Full inspection:
09 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
26 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2006 Monitoring visit

Strengths

  • Strong academic achievement across the school.
  • Outstanding behavior and attitudes from pupils.
  • Exceptional personal development opportunities for students.
  • High-quality sixth-form provision that prepares students well.
  • Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent checking of pupils' knowledge in some foundation subjects.
  • Limited depth in children's knowledge and skills in early years.

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)
51.7

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54.1%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 66.5%

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.28
Average Points (best 3) 29.43

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 8%

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 24%

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 108
Maths 108

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)
Reading 2.5
Writing 5.3
Maths 5.9

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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 23 8

Previous Years

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 107 17
Third Preference 91 9
From another Local Authority 133 57

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Destinations after GCSE's

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 >  School Sixth Form
 >  Sixth Form College
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