SCHOOL PROFILE

Kensington Aldridge Academy: data, trends and context

Kensington Aldridge Academy is a secondary school in Kensington and Chelsea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
140212
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Trust
KENSINGTON ALDRIDGE ACADEMY
Postcode
W10 6EX
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,271
FSM eligible
54.0%
EAL / First language other than English
38.1%
SEND (total)
21.1%
SEN Support
14.0%
EHCP
7.1%
White British
11.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.3%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Severe absence
4.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Kensington and ChelseaLocal authority91.8%8.2%4.1%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
22.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
11.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.25%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
54.0
English & maths grade 5+
61.6%
English & maths grade 4+
82.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Kensington Aldridge Academy is a secondary school in Kensington and Chelsea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.