London Academy | School performance

86%

RWM expected · 2024/25

24%

RWM higher · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,736

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

86%

RWM expected · 2024/25

24%

RWM higher · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,736

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

86%

RWM expected · 2024/25

24%

RWM higher · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

81%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

927.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,736

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnet

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of London Academy · All-through · Barnet

Part ofAIM ACADEMIES TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

86%

+8pp

86%82%78%

'23'24'25

'25 · 86%

RWM higher standard

24%

+13pp

24%18%11%

'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

39%

Writing expected standard

92%

Writing higher standard

32%

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

34%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

39%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

75%

-2pp

82%79%75%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

54%

-2pp

72%63%54%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

Attainment 8

51.7

+1.7

55.152.550.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 51.7

EBacc entry

81%

-3pp

89%62%35%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 81%

EBacc APS

927.5

+32.7

1076.0934.7793.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 927.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

27.3

-0.5

29.828.527.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27.3

A-level value added

-0.38

-0.1

+0.2-0.1-0.4

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

0pp

11%9%7%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Average A-level grade

C-

CCC-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,736

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

58%

FSM eligible

44%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Spur Road, Edgware, HA8 8DE

Local authority

Barnet

Website

http://www.londonacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

02082381100

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	86%	24%	88%	39%	92%	32%	88%	34%	88%	78%	108.0	108.0	106.0	—	—	—	13%	1,736
2023/24	78%	11%	78%	29%	89%	33%	91%	27%	95%	80%	107.0	107.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	1,729
2022/23	79%	14%	81%	22%	91%	24%	95%	41%	98%	84%	105.0	108.0	107.0	+2.50	+5.30	+5.90	13%	1,736
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	1,551
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	14%	1,452
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	12%	1,417

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	75%	54%	51.7	Not applicable	81%	927.5	82%	1,736
2023/24	77%	56%	50.0	+0.74	84%	894.9	85%	1,729
2022/23	81%	65%	54.7	+1.06	89%	1020.2	92%	1,736
2021/22	82%	72%	55.1	+0.82	89%	1076.0	89%	1,716
2018/19	77%	57%	51.9	+1.00	35%	793.4	46%	1,551
2017/18	66%	50%	48.0	+0.65	27%	819.9	39%	1,452
2016/17	57%	39%	43.6	+0.39	34%	—	52%	1,417

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	27.3	C-	-0.38	8%	162
2023/24	27.8	C-	-0.23	8%	185
2022/23	28.3	C-	—	11%	189
2021/22	29.8	C	—	8%	180
2018/19	27.9	C-	+0.21	7%	204
2017/18	26.3	C-	+0.01	7%	193
2016/17	24.7	D+	-0.06	11%	205

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,736	19.4	13%	58%	44%	7%	20%
2023/24	1,729	17.3	14%	55%	44%	7%	21%
2022/23	1,736	18.6	13%	55%	44%	8%	22%
2021/22	1,716	21.2	14%	54%	45%	7%	23%
2020/21	1,655	16.7	14%	49%	38%	—	—
2018/19	1,551	15.4	13%	52%	44%	5%	9%
2017/18	1,452	15.6	14%	52%	48%	6%	15%
2016/17	1,417	16.0	12%	52%	52%	6%	15%