AIM Academy North London
34 Turin Road, London, N9 8DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AIM ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Darley
- Sponsor
- AIM Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,115
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- URN
- 147536
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084438500
About this school
AIM Academy North London is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 630 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected AIM Academy North London, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 104 | 103 | 104 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.3 | 36.9 | 35.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.19 to +0.43 | +0.36 +0.05 to +0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 26.2% | 22.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 83.5% | 90.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
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 AIM Academy North London has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.3 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.9 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 605 |
| 2023/24 | 587 |
| 2024/25 | 600 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How AIM Academy North London compares
AIM Academy North London ranked 20th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.3 | 7.4% | 44.8% | 630 | — |
| Heron Hall Academy | 39.7 | 7.9% | 49.3% | 1,161 | 0.9 miles |
| The Latymer School | 80.1 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 1,355 | 1.3 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.8 | 8.5% | 40.1% | 1,484 | 1.4 miles |
| Chingford Foundation School | 47.1 | 7.7% | 27.4% | 1,363 | 1.7 miles |
| Bishop Stopford's School | 36.5 | 11.5% | 47.4% | 554 | 1.7 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)
- 44.75%
- English as an additional language
- 76.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.36%
- Persistent absence
- 24.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heron Hall Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
The Latymer School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Kingsmead School1.4 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Chingford Foundation School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bishop Stopford's School1.7 miles
Secondary · Enfield
Other schools in London
AIM Academy North London ranks 255th 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
- 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
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does AIM Academy North London teach?
- AIM Academy North London teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of AIM Academy North London?
- The headteacher of AIM Academy North London is Ms Clare Darley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has AIM Academy North London been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected AIM Academy North London, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at AIM Academy North London?
- AIM Academy North London has 630 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is AIM Academy North London full?
- AIM Academy North London has capacity for 1,115 pupils and 630 on roll (57%), 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 AIM Academy North London a faith school?
- No. AIM Academy North London has no designated religious character.
- Is AIM Academy North London part of an academy trust?
- AIM Academy North London is part of AIM ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have AIM Academy North London's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.3 in 2022/23 and 35.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does AIM Academy North London compare with other schools in Enfield?
- AIM Academy North London ranked 20th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is AIM Academy North London's absence rate?
- AIM Academy North London's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are AIM Academy North London's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, AIM Academy North London'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 10 July 2026.