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Acland Burghley School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formCamden, London · London NW5 1UJSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,252of 1,200 places
Free school meals
36.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
179
Ofsted
School remains Good, 19 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 at Acland Burghley School in 2023, 67% stayed on in Acland Burghley School’s own sixth form (Camden average 64%), 21% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

Among the 138 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 37% went to university (Camden 38%, England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.9 in Camden, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Camden and England.

Acland Burghley School
Camden
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureAcland Burghley SchoolCamdenEngland
Pupils in the cohort1781,601607,348
Any sustained destination92%92%92%
Stayed in education91%90%86%
— school sixth form67%64%34%
— sixth form college2%5%13%
— further education college21%20%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship1%1%3%
Employment0%3%
No sustained destination6%5%6%
Destination unknown2%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Acland Burghley School
Camden
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureAcland Burghley SchoolCamdenEngland
Students in the cohort1385,140541,441
Any sustained destination79%73%79%
University (higher education)37%38%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students12%16%19%
Further education9%10%5%
Apprenticeship1%3%7%
Employment31%21%28%
No sustained destination12%19%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureAcland Burghley SchoolCamdenEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)49.946.946.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects48%47%41%
EBacc average point score4.684.284.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort51%55%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils40.240.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils60.154.850.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language26%45%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language179100%89%23%20%69%
Mathematics17899%88%30%22%77%
English Literature17598%86%24%21%70%
Combined Science13475%65%12%9%56%
History12168%41%41%26%74%
Geography6134%41%33%25%61%
Spanish4626%19%65%27%91%
French4425%18%52%29%93%
Biology4022%23%70%45%98%
Art and Design3922%7%3%24%36%
Physics3821%23%82%46%100%
Chemistry3821%23%74%47%100%
Sociology3318%4%15%21%70%
Psychology3117%3%61%22%94%
Physical Education2916%11%45%24%90%
Drama2413%7%54%27%92%
Film Studies2112%1%14%20%48%
Business Studies2011%18%15%20%80%
Music1911%5%16%33%47%
Design and Technology179%11%12%23%65%
Dance169%1%38%27%63%
Religious Studies116%31%18%32%73%
Latin84%1%50%74%88%
Classical Civilisation74%1%43%40%71%
Computer Science42%13%30%
Italian32%0%53%
Russian32%0%87%
Modern Greek21%0%33%
German21%5%33%
Turkish11%0%71%
Persian11%0%77%
Modern Hebrew11%0%83%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies1818%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureAcland Burghley SchoolCamdenEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study310
— of whom A level students1021,837261,341
Average A level gradeB-C+B-
Average points per A level entry36.4632.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects8%11%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology2323%13%
Mathematics2323%31%
Psychology1919%23%
Film Studies1616%2%
Art and Design1414%1%
Economics1414%13%
English Literature1414%11%
History1313%13%
Geography1111%10%
Biology1010%20%
Chemistry1010%17%
Media Studies1010%4%
Religious Studies88%4%
English Language and Literature77%2%
Business Studies77%13%
French1%
Computer Science5%
Politics6%
Classical Civilisation1%
Further Mathematics5%
Fine Art3%
Music Technology0%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Textiles1%
Photography3%
Graphic Communication2%
Spanish2%
Product Design2%
Drama2%
Dance0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*2121%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1414%
Art and DesignBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1212%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 31111%
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 31111%
Applied BusinessVRQ Level 31010%
Speech and DramaBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*66%
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Art and DesignBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Camden

Hampstead School

Community school · sixth form · 1,191 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1

Haverstock School

Community school · sixth form · 878 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5

Parliament Hill School

Community school · sixth form · 1,191 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.1

Regent High School

Community school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.