Side by side
Big Creative Academy and London Academy of Excellence
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The two schools are 3.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Big Creative Academy | London Academy of Excellence |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: 16 to 19 free school DfE register | State-funded: 16 to 19 free school DfE register |
| Ages | 16 to 19 DfE register | 16 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | Not published | 522 DfE register |
| Borough | Waltham Forest DfE register | Newham DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE | A- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE | 47.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 73% (left 2022/23) DfE | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 0% DfE register | 0% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | Not published | 25.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | Not published | 3.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | Not published | 13.7 DfE workforce census |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.