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Phoenix Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Hammersmith and Fulham

The Curve, London, W12 0RQ

Website 02087491141

77

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 06/11/2024

Application demand

99%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.4%

24.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

582

Capacity used

Has space

53%

1,100 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

99%

1st preference success rate

68 of 69 families who put it first got an offer

138

Places offered

211

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6968● 99%
2nd preference4015● 38%
3rd preference293● 10%
Later preferences (4th–6th)733● 4%
Total2118942%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
99%
2025

Hammersmith and Fulham lets families list 6 preferences. 60 applications came from outside the council area (17 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
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rowan Pearson
Address
The Curve, London, W12 0RQ
Phone
02087491141
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward / constituency
Wormholt · Ealing Central and Acton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143129

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals49%——
English as additional language44%——
SEN support14%——
53% boys (307)47% girls (275)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: FUTURE ACADEMIES

582 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    06 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Sixth formOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 530 pupils

Attendance

92.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

24.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

20%
20/21
21%
21/22
20%
22/23
19%
23/24
25%
24/25

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score53.9——
Progress 8 score0.87—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths54%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths68%——
EBacc average point score4.92——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry33.54——

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

GCSE results over time

44.8201948.7202250.6202353.9202449.62025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 849.646
Grade 5+ English & maths54.3%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths70.7%65%
Entering EBacc46.7%40%
EBacc average point score4.624.1
Pupils in cohort92—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
+0.71
Other pupils
+1.00
Low prior attainers
+1.33
Middle prior attainers
+0.72
High prior attainers
+0.78
Girls
+1.08
Boys
+0.64

A-level results over time

15.71201933.68202232202333.54202435.112025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry35.1135
Average gradeB-—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)8.7%17%
A-level students23—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics8918%63%75%
English Language8921%56%70%
English Literature8931%69%82%
Combined Science6810%43%68%
History5129%61%73%
Geography5135%67%78%
Computer Science4112%37%49%
Social Studies4020%63%68%
Physical Education380%21%37%
Latin2948%72%83%
Religious Studies2931%62%69%
Art and Design260%27%31%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics138%15%31%
Economics1010%20%50%
Sociology922%78%100%
History60%0%50%
Physics60%17%17%
Psychology60%17%50%
Chemistry50%0%0%
Government and Politics40%0%0%
Biology30%0%0%
Geography30%0%0%
Classical Civilisation30%0%0%
English Literature10%0%0%

Oxbridge

<320230202402025

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 19742: Phoenix Academy, Shepherds Bush

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)74%——
Apprenticeships0%——
Any education or training74%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hammersmith and Fulham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.