Results and Ofsted

Ofsted

Borough Academy is rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management

We are delighted that Borough Academy was rated a 'Good' school with 'Outstanding' features by Ofsted in April 2024.

Key strengths highlighted: 

• Our school has a strong sense of community, with the school values of community, kindness, aspiration, and resilience being lived out by both pupils and staff.
• Relationships between staff and pupils are positive, with staff taking time to get to know their pupils well and ensuring they receive the support they need to be successful.
• Leaders have been highly successful in managing the significant challenges faced in the last few years as our school continues to expand. 
• Pupils are safe and feel they can trust the adults in the school to take care of them.
• We have high aspirations for all pupils which is reflected in our broad and rich curriculum. Pupils behave well and show respect for one another.
• Pupils have many opportunities to have their voices heard and contribute to key decisions, with an active pupil council that has enacted changes in the school.
• We provide a wide range of enriching experiences for pupils, including regular visits from professionals in various fields and opportunities to learn musical instruments and perform.

Borough Academy was rated 'Good' overall with 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management in its latest inspection by Ofsted on 5 and 6 March 2024. The full report will be available on the Ofsted website soon - we will add a link to this here when this is live.

The inspectors found that: 

Great care is taken to make sure pupils get the support that they need to be successful.

[Pupils] have many opportunities to have their voices heard and to contribute to key decisions. 

Leaders have ensured that all pupils have access to the wide range of enriching experiences that are available in this central London location. Pupils are exposed to many different ideas through r egular visitors such as artists, scientists and historians.

The school is ambitious for all pupils. There is a rich, broad curriculum in place for most subjects . This has been tailored to reflect the school community. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and new teachers are well supported as they join the
school.

There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in lessons and around the school. Typically, pupils behave well and work hard to achieve their best. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need and achieve well.

Pupils are well prepared for their next steps. Through the tutor programme, they learn about important and highly relevant topics that help them make informed decisions about their well being.

Inspection Report

Read the full inspection report

Results

Borough Academy opened in September 2019, and received it's first GCSE results in the Summer of 2024.  

We were particularly pleased that attainment was above national in each of the key metrics. 80% of pupils were entered for the Academic 'EBACC' pathway - reflecting our ambitious curriculum offer. 

We were particularly pleased that 23% of all entries achieved a Grade 7 and above.  We were also delighted with our exceptional results in the Creative Arts and Music too.

Headlines:

KS4 Outcome results

You can read further information by viewing the DFE Compare School Performance website below: 

See details for Borough Academy on the Compare Schools Performance website