Fulham Cross Academy
Kingwood Road, Fulham Palace Road, London, SW6 6SN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FULHAM CROSS ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Sally Brooks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 588
- URN
- 139364
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073813606
About this school
Fulham Cross Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 588 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 8 February 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 | 61 | 49 | 90 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 45.4 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.42 to +0.46 | -0.14 -0.58 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 44.9% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 71.4% | 62.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 51% | 41.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Fulham Cross 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 | 47.2 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 554 |
| 2023/24 | 581 |
| 2024/25 | 596 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulham Cross Academy compares
Fulham Cross Academy ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 9.5% | 49.4% | 588 | — |
| Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College | 57.1 | 8.5% | 51.5% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| The Fulham Boys School | 61.4 | 7.3% | 28% | 822 | 0.7 miles |
| Lady Margaret School | 66.3 | 5.8% | 17.9% | 817 | 0.7 miles |
| The London Oratory School | 62.3 | 6.9% | 12.5% | 1,392 | 1.0 miles |
| The Hurlingham Academy | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | 1.1 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)
- 49.37%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.46%
- Persistent absence
- 30.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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The Fulham Boys School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Lady Margaret School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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The London Oratory School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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The Hurlingham Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Fulham Cross Academy ranks 181st 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 Fulham Cross Academy teach?
- Fulham Cross Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the executive principal of Fulham Cross Academy?
- The executive principal of Fulham Cross Academy is Ms Sally Brooks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fulham Cross Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulham Cross 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 Fulham Cross Academy?
- Fulham Cross Academy has 588 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Fulham Cross Academy full?
- Fulham Cross Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 588 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Fulham Cross Academy a faith school?
- No. Fulham Cross Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Fulham Cross Academy a selective school?
- No. Fulham Cross Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fulham Cross Academy?
- Fulham Cross Academy is part of THE FULHAM CROSS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fulham Cross Academy have?
- The schools register lists Fulham Cross Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fulham Cross Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fulham Cross Academy rank locally?
- Fulham Cross Academy ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fulham Cross Academy's absence rate?
- Fulham Cross Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fulham Cross Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fulham Cross 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.