Alec Reed Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,639 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.1
Free schools
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,089of 1,210 places
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 197
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 11 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ada Lovelace Church of England High School in 2023, 81% stayed on in Ada Lovelace Church of England High School’s own sixth form (Ealing average 65%), 8% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 64.4 against 46.1 across England and 52.0 in Ealing, with 78% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 73% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
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 Ealing and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 118 | 3,343 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 81% | 65% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 8% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 64.4 | 52.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 89% | 63% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.25 | 4.85 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 56.7 | 44.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 67.4 | 55.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 40% | 58% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 197 | 100% | 89% | 43% | 20% | 91% |
| Mathematics | 196 | 99% | 88% | 46% | 22% | 91% |
| English Literature | 196 | 99% | 86% | 52% | 21% | 93% |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 98% | 31% | 61% | 32% | 93% |
| German | 143 | 73% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 91% |
| Combined Science | 139 | 71% | 65% | 26% | 9% | 83% |
| Geography | 115 | 58% | 41% | 58% | 25% | 91% |
| History | 90 | 46% | 41% | 52% | 26% | 91% |
| Graphic Communication | 63 | 32% | 1% | 54% | 23% | 100% |
| Physics | 55 | 28% | 23% | 85% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 55 | 28% | 23% | 87% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 55 | 28% | 23% | 89% | 45% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 40 | 20% | 13% | 57% | 30% | 93% |
| French | 29 | 15% | 18% | 83% | 29% | 93% |
| Physical Education | 29 | 15% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 90% |
| Drama | 19 | 10% | 7% | 11% | 27% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 18 | 9% | 9% | 56% | 28% | 83% |
| Arabic | 17 | 9% | 1% | 65% | 47% | 100% |
| Polish | 15 | 8% | 1% | 87% | 84% | 93% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 100% |
| Spanish | 4 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Japanese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 10 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 41 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 1,764 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 36.99 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 21% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Other secondary schools in Ealing
Ark Acton Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 752 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
Brentside High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,483 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
Dormers Wells High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,469 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.1
Drayton Manor High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,443 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.0
Ealing Fields Church of England High School
Free schools · 803 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 66.1
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.