Fulham Cross Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · London, Hammersmith and Fulham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hammersmith & Fulham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fulham Cross Academy is a secondary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Hammersmith and Fulham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Fulham Cross Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 in 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 92 offers, which is 0.3 first choices per offer, the lowest of 11 Hammersmith and Fulham secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 61 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 33 of the 209 applications (16%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Hammersmith and Fulham; 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hammersmith and Fulham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kingwood Road, Fulham Palace Road, London, SW6 6SN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Pupils on roll
- 588 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They are kept safe in this welcoming community.”
- “Pupils appreciate the care and attention that their teachers give them.”
To improve
- “However, some teaching does not check pupils’ understanding or preconceptions as carefully.”
- “When these gaps in learning are not identified, it is more difficult for pupils to build and deepen their knowledge as securely.”
- “However, some pupils reported that, on occasion, derogatory remarks are not dealt with rigorously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 92 offers in total, 31 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 Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Fulham Boys School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lady Margaret School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The London Oratory School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Hurlingham Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart High School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West London Free School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hammersmith Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published