Academy sponsor led

Kensington Aldridge Academy

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formKensington and Chelsea, London · London W10 6EXTrust: Kensington Aldridge AcademySchool website
Pupils on roll
1,271of 1,140 places
Free school meals
58.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
190
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding, 20 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kensington Aldridge Academy in 2023, 48% stayed on in Kensington Aldridge Academy’s own sixth form (Kensington and Chelsea average 62%), 33% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 120 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Kensington and Chelsea 59%, England 37%), and 45% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.0 against 46.1 across England and 54.5 in Kensington and Chelsea, with 62% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kensington and Chelsea and England.

Kensington Aldridge Academy
Kensington and Chelsea
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureKensington Aldridge AcademyKensington and ChelseaEngland
Pupils in the cohort180997607,348
Any sustained destination89%92%92%
Stayed in education89%91%86%
— school sixth form48%62%34%
— sixth form college4%9%13%
— further education college33%15%37%
— other education3%4%2%
Apprenticeship0%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination6%5%6%
Destination unknown4%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Kensington Aldridge Academy
Kensington and Chelsea
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureKensington Aldridge AcademyKensington and ChelseaEngland
Students in the cohort120905541,441
Any sustained destination82%81%79%
University (higher education)68%59%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students45%33%19%
Further education0%2%5%
Apprenticeship0%1%7%
Employment10%16%28%
No sustained destination10%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureKensington Aldridge AcademyKensington and ChelseaEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)54.054.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths62%61%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%77%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects32%46%41%
EBacc average point score4.754.894.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort54%36%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils49.246.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils59.659.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language39%38%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics191100%88%29%22%84%
English Language18497%89%23%20%84%
English Literature18396%86%40%21%95%
Combined Science16285%65%17%9%79%
History10053%41%34%26%77%
Geography9651%41%27%25%78%
Religious Studies8042%31%43%32%91%
Psychology6635%3%20%22%73%
Computer Science5730%13%19%30%61%
Statistics4122%5%41%20%98%
Design and Technology3921%11%33%23%67%
French3619%18%36%29%89%
Physical Education3518%11%17%24%80%
German2815%5%29%33%93%
Biology2513%23%64%45%96%
Chemistry2413%23%79%47%100%
Physics2413%23%75%46%100%
Art and Design2312%7%13%24%70%
Textiles2011%2%0%27%55%
Music158%5%53%33%100%
Media Studies147%4%21%20%50%
Citizenship Studies126%3%0%19%58%
Food Preparation and Nutrition116%8%27%21%82%
Drama116%7%27%27%91%
Dance74%1%0%27%100%
Arabic53%1%47%
Polish11%1%84%
Business Studies11%18%20%
Italian11%0%53%
Portuguese11%0%50%
Russian11%0%87%
Spanish11%19%27%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies1415%
Sports / Movement Science11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureKensington Aldridge AcademyKensington and ChelseaEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study233
— of whom A level students91723261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry40.5937.0535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects26%19%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics4448%31%
Psychology2730%23%
Chemistry2224%17%
Biology2123%20%
Politics2022%6%
Economics1820%13%
History1516%13%
Computer Science1112%5%
English Literature1011%11%
Physics910%12%
Further Mathematics910%5%
Geography89%10%
German0%
French1%
Drama2%
Art and Design1%
Arabic0%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Portuguese0%
Religious Studies4%
Spanish2%
Turkish0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1011%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)
Speech and DramaBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*

Other secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,106 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9

Holland Park School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,376 pupils

No destination data · Attainment 8 59.4

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.