Ashmole Academy, London

Ofsted's report card from its 11 March 2026 inspection grades Ashmole Academy on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils develop deep knowledge and skills across the subjects that they study."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is consistently high across all year groups, including in the sixth form."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "In recent years, leaders have revisited the sequencing of the curriculum across subjects."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school has high aspirations for the achievement of all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels make decisions in the best interests of pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides an extensive, well-considered and responsive personal development and wellbeing offer, which leaders keep under constant review."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "The school offers a broad and ambitious range of A-level courses."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that there are exceptionally high standards across the school and should further embed their work to increase pupil participation in the school's extensive clubs and societies offer".

In its own words: "Ashmole Academy is a unique school, united by our unwavering commitment to our motto: Excellence, Aspiration and Care . These principles underpin everything we do, creating a culture in which every student is valued, encouraged and inspired to achieve their very best. Our dedicated, conscientious and passionate staff are committed to delivering high quality inclusive teaching and learning."

In 2026, pupils at Ashmole Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

76% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is up from 59.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.85: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 56.7, against 61.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 347 families put Ashmole Academy as their first choice and 1189 named it as one of their preferences, for 252 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 121 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ashmole Academy are St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.5); Laurel Park School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7); Southgate School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); and East Barnet School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9).

Ashmole Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Ashmole Academy is one of 3 schools run by Ashmole Trust, an academy trust.

114 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashmole Academy (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (83%).

Of the 257 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 317 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (23%), Mixed (18%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 99 pupils (5.6%) received SEN support and 45 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Southgate, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southgate College, 350 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashmole Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Ashmole Academy issued 59 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ashmole Academy are Ashmole Primary School (0.2 miles), Osidge Primary School (0.3 miles), St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE) (0.4 miles) and Walker Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.