Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,089 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.4
Academy sponsor led
Ark Acton Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 752of 1,400 places
- Free school meals
- 54.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 194
- Ofsted
- Good, 2 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Acton High School (URN 101932, until 31 August 2018).
What the data says
Of the 137 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ark Acton Academy in 2023, 43% stayed on in Ark Acton Academy’s own sixth form (Ealing average 65%), 40% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 77 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (Ealing 68%, England 37%), and 30% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.1 against 46.1 across England and 52.0 in Ealing, with 33% 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 Ealing and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ark Acton Academy | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 137 | 3,343 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 65% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ark Acton Academy | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 77 | 2,202 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 73% | 86% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 57% | 68% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 30% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 9% | 12% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ark Acton Academy | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.1 | 52.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 58% | 63% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | 4.85 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 56% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.7 | 44.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.8 | 55.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 64% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 190 | 98% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 190 | 98% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 63% |
| English Literature | 189 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 188 | 97% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 170 | 88% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 53% |
| Geography | 113 | 58% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 37% |
| French | 74 | 38% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 70% |
| History | 74 | 38% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 42% |
| Sociology | 71 | 37% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 52% |
| Business Studies | 66 | 34% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| Arabic | 34 | 18% | 1% | 47% | 47% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 28 | 14% | 7% | 4% | 24% | 50% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 14% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| Biology | 20 | 10% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 19 | 10% | 23% | 58% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 9% | 23% | 67% | 47% | 100% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| Spanish | 7 | 4% | 19% | 57% | 27% | 86% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 33% | 84% | 50% |
| Russian | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Japanese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Design | 1 | 2% | — |
| Personal Health | 1 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Ark Acton Academy | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 168 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 48 | 1,764 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 27.58 | 36.99 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 10% | 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 | 24 | 50% | 31% |
| Psychology | 21 | 44% | 23% |
| Economics | 21 | 44% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 40% | 17% |
| Biology | 15 | 31% | 20% |
| Physics | 11 | 23% | 12% |
| Politics | 9 | 19% | 6% |
| Arabic | 8 | 17% | 0% |
| English Literature | 8 | 17% | 11% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Urdu | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 14 | 29% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
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Ealing Fields Church of England High School
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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.