Hammersmith Academy
25 Cathnor Road, London, W12 9JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMMERSMITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Kynaston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Mercers Company, The
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 975
- Pupils on roll
- 954
- URN
- 136172
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082226000
About this school
Hammersmith Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 954 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 | 140 | 139 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.7 | 52.6 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.09 -0.16 to +0.34 | +0.25 0.00 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 57.1% | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.1% | 74.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 70.7% | 60.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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 Hammersmith Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.7 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 929 |
| 2023/24 | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 950 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hammersmith Academy compares
Hammersmith Academy ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 7.9% | 48.6% | 954 | — |
| West London Free School | 69.2 | 7.5% | 29.9% | 926 | 0.7 miles |
| Phoenix Academy | 49.6 | 7.6% | 55.3% | 582 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart High School | 60.9 | 6.8% | 19.7% | 1,113 | 0.8 miles |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | 67.2 | 5.3% | 18% | 1,034 | 1.0 miles |
| Ark Burlington Danes Academy | 48.1 | 6.7% | 56.3% | 778 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.59%
- English as an additional language
- 49.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West London Free School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Phoenix Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Sacred Heart High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Burlington Danes Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Hammersmith Academy ranks 111th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Hammersmith Academy teach?
- Hammersmith Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hammersmith Academy?
- The headteacher of Hammersmith Academy is Mr Gary Kynaston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hammersmith Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hammersmith Academy, 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 Hammersmith Academy?
- Hammersmith Academy has 954 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hammersmith Academy full?
- Hammersmith Academy has capacity for 975 pupils and 954 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hammersmith Academy a faith school?
- No. Hammersmith Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hammersmith Academy a selective school?
- No. Hammersmith Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hammersmith Academy?
- Hammersmith Academy is part of HAMMERSMITH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hammersmith Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.7 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hammersmith Academy rank locally?
- Hammersmith Academy ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hammersmith Academy's absence rate?
- Hammersmith Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hammersmith Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hammersmith Academy'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 1 July 2026.