Kensington Aldridge Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Kensington and Chelsea
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.248 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kensington Aldridge Academy is a secondary school in London, Kensington and Chelsea for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. Kensington and Chelsea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Kensington Aldridge 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 | 1.248 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place from outside the priority area lived 1.248 miles away; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years.
- Year 7 2026 had 186 first-choice applications for 210 offers: 166 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, 325 of the 565 applications (58%) came from families living outside Kensington and Chelsea, and 81 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 62% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 nearest secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kensington and Chelsea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 1 Silchester Road, London, W10 6EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,271 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an exceptional education at this school.”
- “Pupils flourish because the school has high academic ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “The school creates a thirst for learning and is driven by its motto ‘intrepidus’: boldly encouraging pupils to take risks without fear.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2024 (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) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54 | 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: 186 first-preference applications, 210 offers in total, 166 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 Kensington and Chelsea.
- All Saints Catholic College 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holland Park School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Thomas More Language College 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chelsea Academy 2.9 mi Good Last distance published