Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
35 Finchley Road, London, NW8 0NW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Burgess - Allen
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 73
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 140806
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031080345
About this school
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 51 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ormiston Beachcroft 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 30 April 2024
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Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.69%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy teach?
- Ormiston Beachcroft Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ormiston Beachcroft Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Ormiston Beachcroft Academy is Miss Michelle Burgess - Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Beachcroft Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Beachcroft 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 Ormiston Beachcroft Academy?
- Ormiston Beachcroft Academy has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Beachcroft Academy full?
- Ormiston Beachcroft Academy has capacity for 73 pupils and 51 on roll (70%), 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 Ormiston Beachcroft Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Beachcroft Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ormiston Beachcroft Academy?
- Ormiston Beachcroft Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ormiston Beachcroft Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ormiston Beachcroft Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.