The UCL Academy
The UCL Academy is a secondary school (Academy sponsor led), ages 11–18, in Camden, NW3, in the Camden council area. It has 972 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (22 May 2024): Good. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | All offered | 192 | 503 | Not published |
2024 | All offered | 192 | 512 | Not published |
2023 | 2.01 mi | Not published | 660 | Not published |
“All offered” means the published group had places for all eligible applicants; its distance is not a cut-off for admission.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
"Applications are considered based on distance from the child's home to the school... measured in a straight line from the home address to the school using a computerised mapping system." (secondary guide, admissions criteria). The primary guide adds: distance is "measured in a straight line between the home and school addresses" using address co-ordinates, "to the centre of the school".
n/a: the school had vacant places when the offers were published, so the distance criterion was not reached.
Ofsted
Good — inspected 22 May 2024.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Overall effectiveness | Good |
Quality of education | Good |
Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
Personal development | Good |
Leadership and management | Good |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Sixth form | Good |
Read the Ofsted inspection report
Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | -0.16 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 46.1 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 178 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 32.2 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | C+ | 2024/25 |
A level students | 103 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 972 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 43.9% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 45.3% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 14.38% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 3.05% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.