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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 12 December 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry565 applications · 210 places offered · 186 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
- 2025 2.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4
- 2024 3.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.9
- 2023 4.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 4.2
- 2022 3.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
- 2021 3.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
- 2020 3.6; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.7
- 2019 3.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4
- 2018 2.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.3
- 2017 3.4; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4
- 2016 3.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.8
- 2015 3.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
- 2014 2.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.6
- This school
- Kensington and Chelsea 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 | 210 | 565 | 2.7 | 186 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 210 | 609 | 2.9 | 160 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2024 | 210 | 653 | 3.1 | 191 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 | 170 | 697 | 4.1 | 196 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 | 210 | 734 | 3.5 | 208 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 205 | 723 | 3.5 | 175 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 208 | 757 | 3.6 | 194 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 210 | 698 | 3.3 | 167 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2018 | 208 | 486 | 2.3 | 90 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2017 | 180 | 604 | 3.4 | 138 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2016 | 175 | 667 | 3.8 | 186 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2015 | 175 | 619 | 3.5 | 176 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2014 | 175 | 493 | 2.8 | 151 | 0.86 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 193 | 53.1 | 61% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 190 | 54.0 | 62% | 83% | – |
| 2023/24 | 193 | 55.4 | 65% | 80% | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 50.3 | 55% | 69% | +0.11 |
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
- Kensington Aldridge AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20242.7applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · Kensington and Chelsea20264.5applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Hammersmith and FulhamGood20223.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Kensington and Chelsea20265.4applications per place 61.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Kensington and ChelseaSerious weaknesses 20264.2applications per place 58.2Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Hammersmith and FulhamGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · WestminsterGood20232.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Hammersmith and Fulham20263.7applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · WestminsterOutstanding20234.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140212 · 207/4000
- Trust
- Kensington Aldridge Academy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,140 pupils · 1,271 on roll
- Free school meals
- 58.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- 1 Silchester Road, London, W10 6EX
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources