Laureate Academy

Laureate Academy has been assessed as performing well overall, demonstrating a good quality of education and effective leadership and management. Although this is the school's first inspection under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005, it has established a positive environment where pupils feel safe and happy. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, and pupils benefit from a range of extracurricular opportunities that enhance their learning experience. However, there are some concerns regarding attendance and the consistent implementation of strategies to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• Teachers have high expectations for behavior and learning.
• The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Pupils develop a strong understanding of various cultures.
• There are numerous extracurricular activities available.
• Effective support is provided for pupils needing help with reading.
• Leaders engage well with staff and support early-career teachers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not adapt teaching to meet the needs of all pupils, especially those with SEND.
• A small minority of pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should.
• Some pupils do not consistently follow the behavior policy.

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 Laureate Academy attended 86.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 37.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 22.7% of pupils at Laureate Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Laureate Academy had 14.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 19.6% of pupils at Laureate Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Laureate Academy received £8,732 and spent £8,292 for each of its 746 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £796,000 (£1,067 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Future Academies, income was £9,844 and spending £9,305 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Laureate Academy is part of Future Academies, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Future Academies Watford Watford
• The Grange Academy Bushey
• Gracewood Academy Potters Bar
• Barclay Academy Stevenage
• Ashtree Primary Academy Stevenage
• Phoenix Academy London
• Pimlico Academy London
• Pimlico Primary London
• Millbank Gardens Primary Academy London
• Trinity Academy London

What is Laureate Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Laureate Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Laureate Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Laureate Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Laureate Academy have?

Laureate Academy has 703 pupils on roll.

What age range does Laureate Academy cover?

Laureate Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Laureate Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.7, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Laureate Academy?

Laureate Academy is at Warners End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW.