Chelsea Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Unique reference
135531
Address
Lots Road, Chelsea, SW10 0AB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1126 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
55.6%
Girls
44.4%
First language not English
29.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.7%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 22.6%
Mixed 20.7%
Other White 14.9%
African 14.8%
White British 12.9%
Caribbean 4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Pakistani 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 44%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 53%
Local authority average 61%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51.8
Local authority average 54.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.6
Local authority average 4.88
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE9
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE29
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE31
ChineseGCSE3
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE39
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE176
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Chelsea Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
174
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
124
2nd preference
128
3rd preference
117
From another Local Authority
396
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
108
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
18
To another Local Authority
98
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
181
105
76
Year 8
183
96
87
Year 9
180
105
75
Year 10
185
116
69
Year 11
182
96
86
Year 12
100
56
44
Year 13
115
52
63
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
88.8%
85.5%
Further education
13.0%
15.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
70.0%
63.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
7.0%
9.4%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
6.0%
5.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
86.0%
80.6%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
34.0%
32.8%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022