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Alec Reed Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 3–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 44 44.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 55% 55% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
44 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
40.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
11.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.24 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 45.1[7] 39.5%[7]
2023/24 43.4[5] 38.3%[5] +0.24[5]
2022/23 44.8[8] 34%[8] -0.04[8]
2021/22 47.8[9] 47%[9] 0.00[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[11] 14%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 9.7%[12]
2021/22 C[13] 4%[13]
2018/19 C-[14] 9.1%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
55% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
8% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
103 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 59%[16] 8%[16] 104[16] 104[16]
2022/23 52%[17] 8%[17] 103[17] 105[17]
2018/19 57%[18] 8%[18] 102[18] 105[18]
2017/18 71%[19] 17%[19] 104[19] 106[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
52% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
32% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[20]
Employment
0% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[21] 47%[21] 4%[21] 37%[21] 1%[21] 3%[21]
2020/21 92%[22] 50%[22] 11%[22] 27%[22] 1%[22] 3%[22]
2019/20 96%[23] 61%[23] 7%[23] 28%[23] 1%[23] 0%[23]
2018/19 90%[24] 53%[24] 5%[24] 26%[24] 3%[24] 3%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
79% 2022/23[25]
UK higher education
59% 2022/23[25]
Education
62% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[25]
Employment
14% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 83%[26] 63%[26] 65%[26] 1%[26] 17%[26]
2020/21 74%[27] 60%[27] 64%[27] 3%[27] 7%[27]
2019/20 72%[28] 53%[28] 61%[28] 2%[28] 9%[28]
2018/19 78%[29] 46%[29] 53%[29] 1%[29] 24%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
76% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
11% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
8% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 79%[32] 15%[32]
2019/20 67%[31] 14%[31] 8%[31] 1%[31]
2018/19 68%[33] 4%[33] 3%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 52%[34] 3%[34] 3%[34] 0%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
20 Jun 2023[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
31 Jul 2023[35]
Personal development
Good[35]
Quality of education
Good[35]
Overall effectiveness
Good[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[35]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
12 Jun 2018[36] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[36] No overall grade[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.0 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
238 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
43 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
80 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.5 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 247[37] 48[37] 101[37] 2.4[37] 0.5[37]
Entry Sept 2024 235[37] 55[37] 100[37] 2.4[37] 0.6[37]
Entry Sept 2023 240[37] 54[37] 170[37] 1.4[37] 0.3[37]
Entry Sept 2022 223[37] 42[37] 141[37] 1.6[37] 0.3[37]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.6 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
94 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
34 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
36 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 121[37] 56[37] 60[37] 2.0[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2024 100[37] 44[37] 47[37] 2.1[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2023 136[37] 55[37] 61[37] 2.2[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2022 126[37] 62[37] 67[37] 1.9[37] 0.9[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1895[1]
Trust
THE ALEC REED ACADEMY[1]
Local authority
Ealing[1]
Website
http://www.alecreedacademy.co.uk[1]
District
Ealing[38]
Postcode
UB5 5LQ[1]
URN
134369[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1672 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
59.2% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
9.6% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
3.9% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
44.5% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
26.5%[40]
Mixed
8.8%[40]
Asian
25.7%[40]
Black
16.2%[40]
Any other ethnic group
20.9%[40]
Unclassified
1.9%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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