London Academy

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

Description

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London Academy, located at Spur Road, Edgware, with a postcode HA8 8DE, is an all-through mixed school that caters to students from the ages of 4 through 18. This academy, formerly known as Edgware School, was established on September 1, 2004. The school is recognized as an academy, a type of all-ability school established with sponsorship from business, faith, or voluntary groups. London Academy is sponsored by Aim Academies Trust, and, with nearly 1,420 students and 200 staff members, it is a richly diverse and vibrant community.

The school functions as a family, aiming to prepare students to become "Leaders for Tomorrow." Its students follow a dynamic curriculum that stimulates their intellectual curiosity, creativity, and emotional resilience. London Academy has been consistently raising academic standards since its change of status, achieving a high of 78% in GCSEs by 2008.

The principal of the school is Alexander Warburton, and London Academy is part of the London Borough of Barnet. The school's motto, "Leaders for Tomorrow," demonstrates its commitment to shaping responsible and engaged members of society through local, national, and global communities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1736
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.09%
Girls: 42.91%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 44
2 47
3 41
4 58
5 61
6 59
7 208
8 203
9 203
10 199
11 208
12 200
13 162

Ofsted Rating Good
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)
54.6 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 65% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 74% Upgrade Upgrade

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)
1.05 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

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.

How many students meet the standards

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

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 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 108 Upgrade Upgrade

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 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 5.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 5.9 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

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.

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 8 1
From another Local Authority 12 7

Previous Years

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 103 28
Third Preference 90 9
From another Local Authority 115 48

Previous Years

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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