Kings Cross Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Camden
Unique reference
140686
Address
Plimsoll Building, 4 Wollstonecraft Street, N1C 4BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
388 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
35.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
49%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 24.5%
Mixed 23.4%
Other White 17%
African 9.3%
Unclassified 8%
Other Black 5.7%
Other 5.2%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsBelow average-2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kings Cross Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
43
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
15
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 classes25.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
11
7
Reception, Full-time
57
25
32
Year 1
55
33
22
Year 2
47
22
25
Year 3
55
33
22
Year 4
49
24
25
Year 5
42
19
23
Year 6
57
35
22
Year 2024-2025