Aylward Academy

State-Funded School

aylward-academy-enfield-london

LondonRegion

EnfieldLocal Authority

Edmonton and Winchmore HillConstituency

N18 1NBPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Aylward Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Enfield, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,324 pupils. Aylward Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Dec 2025 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.51

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

Black

34%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,324

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

63%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,324
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 2 July 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.