Kings Cross Academy
Plimsoll Building, 4 Wollstonecraft Street, London, N1C 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Stephen Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- King's Cross Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 140686
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075040533
About this school
Kings Cross Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 399 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 13 July 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 52 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 44% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 62% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 56% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 54% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kings 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 | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Cross Academy compares
Kings Cross Academy ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7% | 50.8% | 399 | — |
| Abacus Belsize Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 20.9% | 168 | 0.2 miles |
| Edith Neville Primary School | 75% | 6.3% | 54.8% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Richard Cobden Primary School | 78% | 6.2% | 61.7% | 379 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 72.8% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School | 61% | 7.5% | 74% | 200 | 0.5 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)
- 50.83%
- English as an additional language
- 35.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 21.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abacus Belsize Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Edith Neville Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Richard Cobden Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Kings Cross Academy ranks 876th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kings Cross Academy teach?
- Kings Cross Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Cross Academy?
- The headteacher of Kings Cross Academy is Dr Stephen Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Cross Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings 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 Kings Cross Academy?
- Kings Cross Academy has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kings Cross Academy full?
- Kings Cross Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 399 on roll (89%), 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 Kings Cross Academy a faith school?
- No. Kings Cross Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kings Cross Academy a selective school?
- No. Kings Cross Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Kings Cross Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Cross Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kings Cross Academy?
- Kings Cross Academy is part of KING'S CROSS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kings Cross Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Kings Cross Academy rank locally?
- Kings Cross Academy ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Cross Academy's absence rate?
- Kings Cross Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Cross Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings 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.