Ashmole Academy
Cecil Road, Southgate, London, N14 5RJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASHMOLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Balbinder Dhinsa
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ashmole Academy
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,551
- Pupils on roll
- 1,767
- URN
- 136308
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083612703
About this school
Ashmole Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,767 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
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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 260 | 257 | 260 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.3 | 62.2 | 59.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.89 +0.71 to +1.06 | +0.85 +0.68 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 78.6% | 68.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 93% | 88.7% | 86.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 84% | 85% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
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 Ashmole 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 | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.3 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.2 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.9 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,893 |
| 2023/24 | 1,878 |
| 2024/25 | 1,823 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashmole Academy compares
Ashmole Academy ranked 9th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59.9 | 5.5% | 13.6% | 1,767 | — |
| St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School | 51.6 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 554 | 0.9 miles |
| Laurel Park School | 36.8 | 8.5% | 43.4% | 607 | 1.1 miles |
| Southgate School | 51.1 | 8.4% | 24.5% | 1,447 | 1.2 miles |
| East Barnet School | 53 | 7.9% | 22.6% | 1,448 | 1.3 miles |
| Friern Barnet School | 44.8 | 8.8% | 42% | 591 | 1.4 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
-
Graded inspection report11 March 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.58%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 13.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Laurel Park School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Southgate School1.2 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
East Barnet School1.3 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
Friern Barnet School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Ashmole Academy ranks 37th 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 Ashmole Academy teach?
- Ashmole Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashmole Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashmole Academy is Mr Balbinder Dhinsa, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashmole Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashmole 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 Ashmole Academy?
- Ashmole Academy has 1,767 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ashmole Academy full?
- Ashmole Academy has capacity for 1,551 pupils and 1,767 on roll (114%), 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 Ashmole Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashmole Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashmole Academy a selective school?
- No. Ashmole Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ashmole Academy?
- Ashmole Academy is part of ASHMOLE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashmole Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.3 in 2022/23 and 59.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashmole Academy rank locally?
- Ashmole Academy ranked 9th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashmole Academy's absence rate?
- Ashmole Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashmole Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashmole 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.