Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Ealing
Park View Road, London, W5 2JX
96
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 11/01/2023
Application demand
56%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
14.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,089
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,210 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
56%
1st preference success rate
169 of 301 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
1150
Total applications
5.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 301 | 169 | ● 56% |
| 2nd preference | 264 | 17 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 239 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 346 | 4 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1150 | 198 | 17% |
1st preference success by year
Ealing lets families list 6 preferences. 159 applications came from outside the council area (10 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Keir Smith
- Address
- Park View Road, Ealing, London, W5 2JX
- Phone
- 02035400200
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Ward / constituency
- Hanger Hill · Ealing Central and Acton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145724
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 37% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TWYFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
1,089 pupils · 1,210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,039 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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 | 67.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.50 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 64.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 77.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 197 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 1 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 197 | 43% | 80% | 91% | |
| Mathematics | 196 | 46% | 80% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 196 | 52% | 87% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 61% | 84% | 93% | |
| German | 143 | 33% | 69% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 26% | 65% | 83% | |
| Geography | 115 | 58% | 84% | 91% | |
| History | 90 | 52% | 83% | 91% | |
| Art and Design | 81 | 54% | 93% | 96% | |
| Biology | 55 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 55 | 85% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 87% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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 Ealing 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.