Tashbar of Edgware
0.5 miles210 pupils
State-funded · All-through · Barnet
London Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 19 · Mixed · 1,749 pupils
Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1,749 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 1,870
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Principal
- Mr Paddy McGrath
- Trust
- AIM ACADEMIES TRUST
- Address
- Spur Road, Edgware, HA8 8DE
- Borough
- Barnet
- Telephone
- 02082381100
- DfE reference (URN)
- 134798
- Website
- londonacademy.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Published by the school
- Anglia Ruskin University, Birmingham City University, Bournemouth University, Brunel University London, Buckinghamshire New University, Canterbury Christ Church University, De Montfort University, Keele University, Kingston University, London Metropolitan University, London South Bank University, Middlesex University, Northeastern University London, Queen Mary University of London, Ravensbourne University London, SOAS University of London, The University of Law, University of Bolton, University of Brighton, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East London, University of Greenwich, University of Hertfordshire, University of Kent, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Roehampton, University of Surrey, University of Sussex, University of Warwick, University of West London, University of the Arts London As published by the school: universities named without numbers (2023) Source
Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)
| Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4 | 92% |
|---|---|
| In a sustained education destination | 90% |
| Going to a school sixth form | 70% |
| Going to a sixth-form college | 5% |
| Going to a further education college or other FE provider | 16% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 2% |
| In sustained employment | 1% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 2% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 197 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 82% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 71% |
| Progressing to further education | 2% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 0% |
| In sustained employment | 8% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 12% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 168 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Reception (4+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
Apply for a school place at www.eadmissions.org.uk by 15th January 2027
Source: londonacademy.org.uk
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
National Offer Day is Thursday 16 April 2027
Source: londonacademy.org.uk
- Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 7 (11+)
- Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Get a reminder before London Academy's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Admissions
You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.
128 first-preference applications and 421 applications naming it at any preference for 150 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)
| Entry | Places offered | First preferences | All preferences |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 Secondary | 150 | 128 | 421 |
| September 2026 Primary | 30 | 33 | 68 |
| September 2025 Secondary | 230 | 202 | 541 |
| September 2025 Primary | 30 | 32 | 67 |
These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Barnet: Reception offers, September 2026 entry
Across the borough, 86.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98% were offered one of their preferences (3,649 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026
Barnet: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry
Across the borough, 72.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,998 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 3 July 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Sixth-form provision
- Outstanding
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25
- % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 79% · 2023/24: 78%86%This school72%Barnet62%England, state-funded
- % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 14% · 2023/24: 11%24%This school14%Barnet8%England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 107108This school108Barnet106England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 108 · 2023/24: 107108This school108Barnet105England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 59 pupils in the cohort
GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25
- Attainment 8 score2022/23: 54.7 · 2023/24: 5051.7This school56.7Barnet46.1England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 65% · 2023/24: 56%54%This school63%Barnet45%England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 81% · 2023/24: 77%75%This school78%Barnet65%England, state-funded
- % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 89% · 2023/24: 84%81%This school59%Barnet40%England, state-funded
- EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.18 · 2023/24: 4.714.78This school5.25Barnet4.09England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 194 pupils in the cohort
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C- · 2023/24: C-C-This schoolBBarnetB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 28.3 · 2023/24: 27.827.3This school39.6Barnet35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 30 · 2023/24: 29.629.4This school39.8Barnet35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 11% · 2023/24: 8%8%This school28%Barnet18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.23-0.38This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 135 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 43.5% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 58.5%
- Receiving SEN support
- 10.3%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 2.9%
- Girls / boys
- 42% / 58%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 7% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 20.2%
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Places
- Places
- 1,884
- Pupils on roll
- 1,727
Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Aylward Primary School
0.6 miles550 pupils · KS2 expected standard 74% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Holland House School
0.6 miles138 pupils
Leaver destinations
North London Collegiate School
0.7 miles1,130 pupils · A level average A+ (2024/25) · £8,925 to £10,365 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 20 days (30 Oct 2026)Leaver destinations
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch
0.7 miles271 pupils
Saracens Broadfields
0.8 miles653 pupils · KS2 expected standard 76% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
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