Acland Burghley School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · London, Camden
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.86 miles
Published by London Borough of Camden · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Acland Burghley School is a secondary school in London, Camden for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2023. Camden has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Acland Burghley School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.86 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 213 first-choice applications for 171 offers; 152 offers went to first-choice families and 61 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.86 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
- Of 647 applications for Year 7 in 2026, 295 came from families living outside Camden, and 81 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 49.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Camden schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Burghley Road, London, NW5 1UJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Camden
- Pupils on roll
- 1,252 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have developed an inclusive community in which all pupils feel welcome.”
- “Staff know pupils very well, which ensures they are safe.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not check or deepen pupils’ understanding before moving on to new content.”
- “This means that, on occasion, pupils do not commit knowledge to their long-term memories.”
- “On occasion, pupils lose focus in class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 213 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Camden.
- Parliament Hill School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- William Ellis School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Camden School for Girls 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Haverstock School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Regent High School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The UCL Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published