Chelsea Academy

State-Funded School

chelsea-academy-kensington-and-chelsea-london

LondonRegion

Kensington and ChelseaLocal Authority

Chelsea and FulhamConstituency

SW10 0ABPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chelsea Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Kensington and Chelsea, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,106 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.61

Ethnicity

White

26%

Asian

Black

23%

Mixed

21%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

22%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,106

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,106
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jun 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.