Acland Burghley School
Burghley Road, London, NW5 1UJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas John
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,252
- URN
- 100053
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074858515
About this school
Acland Burghley School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,252 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 182 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.3 | 50.4 | 49.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.38 to +0.05 | -0.30 -0.51 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.9% | 52% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 70.9% | 68.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 42.3% | 48% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Acland Burghley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.3 | 42.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 43.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,163 |
| 2023/24 | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 1,218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acland Burghley School compares
Acland Burghley School ranked 3rd of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.9 | 8.8% | 42.8% | 1,252 | — |
| Parliament Hill School | 57.1 | 8% | 36.7% | 1,191 | 0.4 miles |
| La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School | 48.5 | 7.7% | 44.9% | 550 | 0.4 miles |
| William Ellis School | 48.2 | 11.6% | 56.6% | 771 | 0.4 miles |
| Lift Beacon High | — | — | — | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| The Camden School for Girls | 64 | 6.9% | 30.6% | 1,108 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.79%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.84%
- Persistent absence
- 26.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parliament Hill School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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William Ellis School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Lift Beacon High0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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The Camden School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Acland Burghley School ranks 128th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acland Burghley School teach?
- Acland Burghley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Acland Burghley School?
- The headteacher of Acland Burghley School is Mr Nicholas John, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acland Burghley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acland Burghley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Acland Burghley School?
- Acland Burghley School has 1,252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Acland Burghley School full?
- Acland Burghley School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,252 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Acland Burghley School a faith school?
- No. Acland Burghley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Acland Burghley School a selective school?
- No. Acland Burghley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Acland Burghley School have?
- The schools register lists Acland Burghley School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Acland Burghley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.3 in 2022/23 and 49.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acland Burghley School rank locally?
- Acland Burghley School ranked 3rd of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Acland Burghley School's absence rate?
- Acland Burghley School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acland Burghley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acland Burghley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.