Kensington Aldridge Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kensington and Chelsea
1 Silchester Road, London, W10 6EX
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
23.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,271
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,140 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
143 of 160 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
609
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 160 | 143 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 44 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 16 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 192 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Total | 609 | 210 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Kensington and Chelsea lets families list 6 preferences. 361 applications came from outside the council area (83 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anna Jordan
- Address
- 1 Silchester Road, London, W10 6EX
- Phone
- 02073135800
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward / constituency
- Notting Dale · Kensington and Bayswater
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140212
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KENSINGTON ALDRIDGE ACADEMY
1,271 pupils · 1,140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,026 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.46 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 190 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.59 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26% | 17% |
| A-level students | 91 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 191 | 29% | 63% | 84% | |
| English Language | 184 | 23% | 73% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 183 | 40% | 84% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 162 | 17% | 57% | 79% | |
| History | 100 | 34% | 66% | 77% | |
| Geography | 96 | 27% | 64% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 80 | 43% | 81% | 91% | |
| Social Studies | 78 | 17% | 54% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 57 | 19% | 51% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 7% | 47% | 63% | |
| Statistics | 41 | 41% | 85% | 98% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 33% | 59% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 53 | 6% | 36% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 11% | 43% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 4% | 21% | 54% | |
| Biology | 22 | 9% | 41% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 22 | 0% | 9% | 64% | |
| Economics | 19 | 5% | 53% | 100% | |
| History | 15 | 13% | 33% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 9% | 27% | 55% | |
| Physics | 10 | 20% | 70% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 30% | 50% | 90% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 10 | 20% | 30% | 70% | |
| Geography | 8 | 13% | 50% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19778: Kensington Aldridge Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kensington and Chelsea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.