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The UCL Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Adelaide Road, Swiss Cottage, Camden NW3 3AQ · uclacademy.co.uk · 020 7449 3080

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.9
average Attainment 8 score. Camden 46.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
972
85% of 1,150 places
Local authority
Camden
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
50.2%
First language not English
45.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Ucl Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 136 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 157 (Places 189)157September 2023: 145 (Places 188)145September 2024: 97 (Places 184)97September 2025: 104 (Places 185)104September 2026: 63 (Places 136)63Places 136
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026136630.5100%
September 2025Sept 20251851040.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024184970.5100%
September 2023Sept 20231881450.896%
September 2022Sept 20221891570.879%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 46.1% 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 C+ (32.2 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: 53.6 (England 46.3)53.62017/18: 47.2 (England 46.5)47.22018/19: 50.3 (England 46.7)50.32021/22: 52.4 (England 48.8)52.42022/23: 47.4 (England 46.3)47.42023/24: 46.6 (England 45.9)46.62024/25: 45.9 (England 46.0)45.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.946.0
●46.1%45.4%
▼60.1%64.8%
▲60.1%40.5%
●4.284.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form58.4−6.1
Sixth form college2.3−4.8
Further education28.9+8.2
Employment0.60
Not in a lasting destination4−0.1
Activity not captured5.8+3.4

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: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 30.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 34.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 31.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 28.2 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 31.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
103 studentsC+ (32.2)Average -0.05
103 studentsC+ (32.2)Average -0.05
12.6%AAB or better
91.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24125C+ (31.9)-0.14
2022/23131C- (28.2)—
2021/22136C+ (31.8)—
2018/19126C+ (34.3)-0.11
2017/1898C (30.5)-0.10
2016/1789C+ (32.9)+0.12
2015/1659C (29)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University69.2−11.1
Further and other education4.5+3
Further education1.5—
Other education3—
Apprenticeship2.3+0.1
Employment9+1.7
Not in a lasting destination10.5+4.7
Activity not captured4.5+1.6

Ofsted

The UCL Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
22 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
55%
Replies
86
8% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼64% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼63% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼48% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼56% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼67% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼53% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼46% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 57% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 68%

based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND

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