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Marylebone Academy

Secondary · London · W2 1QZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 16 November 2022

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At a glance

561 pupils · 59% of 950 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
11–19
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
55% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
60.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.maryleboneacademy.org.uk
URN
140884

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 32 families named it first for 65 Year 7 places, 0.49 first choices per place. We hold 10 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2015 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 16 November 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.49 first-choice applications per place

65 places offered · 32 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2018 entry)

Distance places, Band A
1.596 miles
Distance places, Band B
1.608 miles
Distance places, Band C
2.375 miles
Distance places, Band D
2.284 miles
Westminster Primary School places, Band A
0.957 miles
Westminster Primary School places, Band B
0.941 miles
Westminster Primary School places, Band C
1.508 miles
Westminster Primary School places, Band D
1.834 miles

2018 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
48.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
77%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
59%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
29.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school48.6
Median of its 12 closest peers43.2
Westminster average54.1
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
South Chingford Foundation SchoolLondon · 9 miles awayNeeds attention32.8
ClarionLondon · 4 miles awayGood44.8
Oasis Academy EnfieldEnfield · 13 miles awayGood38.4
Ark Putney AcademyLondon · 5 miles awayGood46.3
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterManchester · 162 miles awayStrong standard53.1
Eastlea Community SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayGood41.6
Friern Barnet SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood44.8
Duke's AldridgeLondon · 8 miles awayGood38.1
Bishop Young Church of England AcademyLeeds · 168 miles awayGood36.9
Eden Boys' School, BoltonBolton · 172 miles awayOutstanding53
Lammas SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayNeeds attention36.3
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterManchester · 162 miles awayExceptional58.2

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
21 of 21 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other ethnic group 30% (Westminster 24%, England 3%) · Black African 15% (Westminster 17%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Westminster 12%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 8% (Westminster 7%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Westminster 7%, England 3%) · White British 7% (Westminster 11%, England 59%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Westminster 4%, England 3%) · Not recorded 3% (Westminster 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Westminster 1%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 3% (Westminster 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Westminster 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Westminster 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Westminster 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Westminster 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Westminster 1%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Westminster 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
10.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
36.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

40.38 suspensions per 100 pupils and 3 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Westminster: 12.11 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
11.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 1.98% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

87.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,667; 11.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£12,109
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,574,000; in-year balance +£342,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
87%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
61%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
13%
Any sustained destination
79%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher63.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health60.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier17%62.3%
Social housing34.6%17.1%
Privately rented48.4%20.5%
Detached houses0.2%22.9%
Flats99.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms2.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van75.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033593 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£840,0001,151 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£545,500–£1,375,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (14)£4,825,000
Terraced (89)£1,809,000
Flat (1044)£786,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
38an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
285an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
60an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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