The Lea Valley Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Enfield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Enfield Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Lea Valley Academy is a secondary school in Enfield for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Enfield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Lea Valley 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 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 20% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Enfield.
- Its Attainment 8 score in 2024/25 was 33.3 (England 46), and the average A level grade was C- (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry drew 94 first-choice applications for 118 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 24 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 51.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 41.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Enfield.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Enfield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN3 6TW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Enfield
- Pupils on roll
- 830 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Lea Valley Academy are friendly and respectful.”
- “They belong to an inclusive school community whose diversity they celebrate.”
- “Leaders have created a school culture that is helping pupils to develop into confident young adults.”
To improve
- “Other teachers are less skilled at adapting their teaching, and gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not addressed successfully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2022 (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) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.3 | 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: 94 first-preference applications, 118 offers in total, 94 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 Enfield.
- St Ignatius College 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Enfield 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Stopford's School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chace Community School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsmead School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heron Hall Academy 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Enfield County School for Girls 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Enfield Grammar School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published