AIM Academy North London

AIM Academy North in London is performing well, evaluated as 'Good' across all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. This is the school's first inspection since opening as part of AIM Academies Trust in September 2019, following a prior inadequate judgment of its predecessor school. The school's environment fosters a sense of pride among pupils, who feel happy and safe, and benefit from a curriculum designed to be ambitious and inclusive for all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe, demonstrating pride in their school.
• The curriculum shows high ambition for all pupils.
• Teachers have high expectations and deep subject knowledge.
• Regular reading sessions encourage a love for reading.
• Strong support for pupils’ personal development and career guidance.
• Effective behaviour policy understood by pupils and staff.
• Improvements in attendance over recent years.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in pupils’ knowledge not addressed due to inconsistent assessments.
• A small number of pupils take a passive approach to learning.

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 AIM Academy North London attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.2% 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, 20.7% of pupils at AIM Academy North London were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 AIM Academy North London had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.2% 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, 15.4% of pupils at AIM Academy North London were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% 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 AIM Academy North London received £9,793 and spent £9,591 for each of its 601 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £829,000 (£1,380 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Aim Academies Trust, income was £8,683 and spending £8,497 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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AIM Academy North London is part of Aim Academies Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• One Degree Academy Enfield
• Deansbrook Junior School London
• London Academy Edgware

What is AIM Academy North London's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for AIM Academy North London is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was AIM Academy North London last inspected by Ofsted?

AIM Academy North London was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does AIM Academy North London have?

AIM Academy North London has 630 pupils on roll.

What age range does AIM Academy North London cover?

AIM Academy North London for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are AIM Academy North London's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.9, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is AIM Academy North London?

AIM Academy North London is at 34 Turin Road, London, N9 8DQ.