The UCL Academy

State-Funded School

the-ucl-academy-camden-london

LondonRegion

CamdenLocal Authority

Hampstead and HighgateConstituency

NW3 3AQPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The UCL Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Camden, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 972 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

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: 45.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.28

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

12%

Black

15%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

Any other group

19%

Unclassified

Pupils

972

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 972
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Jun 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Sept 2016	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.