The Lea Valley Academy

State-Funded School

the-lea-valley-academy-enfield-london

LondonRegion

EnfieldLocal Authority

Enfield NorthConstituency

EN3 6TWPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Lea Valley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Enfield, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 830 pupils. The Lea Valley Academy is part of EDACT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.87

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

Black

26%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

830

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 830
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EDACT

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Sept 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.