Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy
Barlby Road, London, W10 6BH
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Bancerz
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 148562
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037457044
About this school
Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 107 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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Ormiston Kensington Queensmill 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.22%
- English as an additional language
- 46.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.63%
- Persistent absence
- 32.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chelsea Community Hospital School0.1 miles
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La Petite Ecole Francaise0.3 miles
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-
Bales College0.3 miles
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Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch0.4 miles
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-
Bassett House School0.4 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy teach?
- Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy?
- The headteacher of Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy is Mrs Anita Bancerz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Kensington Queensmill 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 Kensington Queensmill Academy?
- Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy full?
- Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy has capacity for 96 pupils and 107 on roll (111%), 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 Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy?
- Ormiston Kensington Queensmill 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 is Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Kensington Queensmill 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 3 July 2026.