Academy sponsor led · Camden

The UCL Academy

11–18Ages
972Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137181URN

Adelaide Road, Swiss Cottage, Camden, NW3 3AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.2 above Camden median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Camden

399 applications for 136 places · 5th of 10 in Camden

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.8of 90

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

6th of 10 in Camden

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Camden median (2.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

399 applications · 136 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.9; Camden median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Camden median median 3.0
2024 2.8; Camden median median 2.9
2023 3.5; Camden median median 2.9
2022 4.6; Camden median median 2.5
2021 4.7; Camden median median 2.6
2020 4.8; Camden median median 2.8
2019 6.4; Camden median median 3.1
2018 6.3; Camden median median 3.2
2017 6.0; Camden median median 2.9
2016 6.3; Camden median median 2.9
2015 6.1; Camden median median 2.5
2014 7.4; Camden median median 3.1

This school
Camden median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	136	399	2.9	63	0.46
Sep 2025	185	501	2.7	104	0.56
Sep 2024	184	510	2.8	97	0.53
Sep 2023	188	656	3.5	145	0.77
Sep 2022	189	866	4.6	157	0.83
Sep 2021	189	890	4.7	190	1.01
Sep 2020	184	877	4.8	212	1.15
Sep 2019	169	1,077	6.4	290	1.72
Sep 2018	171	1,068	6.3	307	1.80
Sep 2017	172	1,032	6.0	307	1.78
Sep 2016	172	1,077	6.3	306	1.78
Sep 2015	168	1,019	6.1	279	1.66
Sep 2014	174	1,285	7.4	454	2.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

164 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.86th of 10 in Camden

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%8th of 10 in Camden

Camden 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Camden 63% England 66%

This school
Camden median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	164	45.8	45%	63%	–
2024/25	178	45.9	46%	60%	–
2023/24	173	46.6	50%	67%	−0.16
2022/23	168	47.4	47%	69%	−0.15

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The UCL AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Harris Academy St John's Wood
0.5 km · Westminster

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Haverstock School
1.4 km · Camden

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
St George's Catholic School
1.5 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
1.6 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Ark King Solomon Academy
2.3 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

50.4Attainment 8
Paddington Academy
2.3 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
William Ellis School
2.4 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Parliament Hill School
2.4 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 58.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137181 · 202/4000
Trust: The Ucl Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 972 on roll
Free school meals: 50.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Address: Adelaide Road, Swiss Cottage, Camden, NW3 3AQ
Local authority: Camden

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources