Akiva School

Akiva School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, maintaining a positive atmosphere that encourages high expectations among pupils. The community prides itself on strong values, enabling students to feel safe and happy while fostering excellent relationships with staff and peers. Notably, the leadership effectively supports students' academic and emotional development, particularly for those with special educational needs. The school has successfully integrated robust reading initiatives and active parental involvement, contributing to pupils' overall enthusiasm for learning. Despite its strengths, there are some areas for improvement. Occasionally, there is a lack of precision in the use of subject-specific language, which can hinder deeper understanding of the curriculum. Addressing this issue will help ensure that all students achieve their full potential in their studies. This recent inspection marks the first follow-up since the school was last judged to be good in early 2018, following the impact of the pandemic on learning.

Strengths

• High expectations and a positive community atmosphere
• Strong relationships among pupils and staff
• Effective reading initiatives with parental support
• Well-supported pupils with special educational needs
• Pupils display excellent behavior and respect for each other
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and clubs

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional lack of precision in subject-specific language use

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Akiva School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Akiva School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Akiva School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 3.3% of pupils at Akiva School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Akiva School received £7,857 and spent £8,102 for each of its 418 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £223,000 (£534 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Akiva School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Akiva School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Akiva School last inspected by Ofsted?

Akiva School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Akiva School have?

Akiva School has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does Akiva School cover?

Akiva School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Akiva School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Akiva School?

Akiva School is at 80 East End Road, London, N3 2SY.