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Acland Burghley School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ · aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk · 020 7485 8515

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.9
average Attainment 8 score. Camden 46.9, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,252
52 over 1,200 places · 104%
Local authority
Camden
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.7%
First language not English
19.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 225 (Places 166)225September 2023: 210 (Places 176)210September 2024: 170 (Places 166)170September 2025: 218 (Places 175)218September 2026: 213 (Places 171)213Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261712131.2▲71%
September 2025Sept 20251752181.2▲72%
September 2024Sept 20241661701▲82%
September 2023Sept 20231762101.2▲74%
September 2022Sept 20221662251.4▲67%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.9, and 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Camden it was 46.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 51.2 (England 46.3)51.22017/18: 48.0 (England 46.5)48.02018/19: 47.5 (England 46.7)47.52021/22: 50.5 (England 48.8)50.52022/23: 50.3 (England 46.3)50.32023/24: 50.4 (England 45.9)50.42024/25: 49.9 (England 46.0)49.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.946.0
▲52.0%45.4%
▲68.7%64.8%
▲48.0%40.5%
▲4.684.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form62.1−0.5
Sixth form college7.1+1.6
Further education25.8+3.1
Employment0.5−1.3
Not in a lasting destination3.3+0.2
Activity not captured1.1−2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.6 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.8 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 31.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 31.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 36.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
102 studentsB- (36.5)Average -0.05
111 studentsB- (36.3)Average -0.03
45 studentsMerit+ (29.7)Average +0.07
11 studentsDist+ (39.3)Average +0.40
8.1%AAB or better
98.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2483C+ (31.7)-0.19
2022/23106C (31)—
2021/2290C+ (31.8)—
2018/1991C (31.6)+0.01
2017/1886C- (27.8)-0.08
2016/17123C- (27.2)-0.08
2015/16121C (28.6)+0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University56+15
Further and other education4−8
Further education2—
Other education3—
Apprenticeship30
Employment13−5
Not in a lasting destination150
Activity not captured8−2

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Acland Burghley School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
18 Oct 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (380 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
94%
Replies
380
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲62% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲79% agreeEngland 67%

based on 84 parents (22%) with SEND

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