SCHOOL PROFILE

Acland Burghley School

Secondary Community school URN 100053
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Camden
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,252 1,252 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 450 35.9% of pupils
Male pupils 802 64.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.0%
9.2 pts above England
School 34.0%
Camden 32.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.2%
1.1 pts below England
School 19.2%
Camden 30.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Camden 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.0%
563
Any other White background
11.6%
145
Unclassified
8.4%
105
African
6.7%
84
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
80
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
71
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.6% 370 of 1,252 pupils
8.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.6%
Camden 21.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.7% 272 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts above
EHC plans 7.8% 98 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 151
Specific learning difficulty 97
Autistic spectrum disorder 68
Speech, language & communication 27
No specialist assessment yet 13
Other difficulty or disability 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

49.9 10.7 pts above England
School 49.9
Camden 37.1
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 52.0% England 36.0% 16.0 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.7% England 51.4% 17.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 48.0% England 30.6% 17.4 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.68 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.30 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.62 pts higher than England
School 8.84%
Camden 7.37%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.26 pts higher than England
School 26.07%
Camden 21.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.65%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.84 pts higher than England
School 3.65%
Camden 2.33%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

104.3% 12.0 pts above England
Acland Burghley School
104.3%
Camden
88.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information