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Kensington Aldridge Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
1 Silchester Road, London W10 6EX · kaa.org.uk · 020 7313 5800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54
- average Attainment 8 score. Kensington and Chelsea 54.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.25 mi
- 2.01 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Living outside priority area · Kensington and Chelsea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,271
- 131 over 1,140 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.1%
- First language not English
- 38.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Living outside priority area” went to a home 1.25 mi (2.01 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.21 mi (1.95 km). Source: Kensington and Chelsea Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 186 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 210 | 186 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 160 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 191 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 196 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 208 | 1 | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Living outside priority area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.25 mi2.01 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.21 mi1.95 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54, and 61.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kensington and Chelsea it was 54.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54 | 46 | ||
| ▲61.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 58 | +5.5 |
| Sixth form college | 14.5 | +9.5 |
| Further education | 17.1 | −12.5 |
| Other education | 2.1 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 students | B (40.6) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 91 students | B (40.6) | Above average +0.22 | |
| Applied general11 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Well below average -1.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 123 | B (38.5) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 116 | B- (38) | — |
| 2021/22 | 119 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 100 | C+ (31.8) | +0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 81 | B- (36.2) | +0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.9 | +0.4 |
| Further and other education | 4.6 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 3.8 | +1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 6.1 | −10 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 11.5 | +9.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kensington Aldridge Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 85
- 7% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (39%) with SEND