London Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Barnet
Unique reference
134798
Address
Spur Road, HA8 8DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1729 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
56.2%
Girls
43.8%
First language not English
54.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.6%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 21.1%
Other White 20.2%
African 13%
White British 10.8%
Mixed 9.4%
Unclassified 7.8%
Other Asian 6.2%
Pakistani 3.1%
Indian 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Black 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingWell above average5.3
MathsWell above average5.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 69%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award45
ArabicGCSE9
Art & DesignGCSE18
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE36
BiologyGCSE54
Business Studies:SingleGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE53
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
Design & TechnologyGCSE25
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

London Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
41
16
25
Year 1
46
16
30
Year 2
51
23
28
Year 3
47
21
26
Year 4
51
27
24
Year 5
61
25
36
Year 6
58
35
23
Year 7
216
115
101
Year 8
211
132
79
Year 9
207
123
84
Year 10
207
121
86
Year 11
196
120
76
Year 12
172
104
68
Year 13
165
94
71
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
94.2%
86.5%
Further education
14.0%
17.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
72.0%
67.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
4.0%
7.6%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
2.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
87.0%
83.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
34.0%
41.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
34.0%
38.1%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
3.0%
3.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020