School Summary

The UCL Academy


Boys: 644
Girls: 528
Total Pupils: 1172
Opened: 01-09-2012
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Co-Principal: Simon McBride
The UCL Academy
Adelaide Road
Camden

NW3 3AQ
Telephone: 02074493080
Website: http://www.uclacademy.co.uk

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Address3: Swiss Cottage
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AdministrativeWard (name): Primrose Hill
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Camden
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GOR (name): London
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Simon
HeadLastName: McBride
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Co-Principal
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LastChangedDate: 05-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 644
NumberOfGirls: 528
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NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 30-03-2022
OfstedRating (name): Requires improvement
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OpenDate: 01-09-2012
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Hampstead and Kilburn
PercentageFSM: 40.70
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
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ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): New Provision
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SchoolCapacity: 1150
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): University College London (UCL)
SchoolWebsite: http://www.uclacademy.co.uk
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SpecialClasses (code): 0
SpecialClasses (name): Not applicable
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Adelaide Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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Town: Camden
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 5
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts (code): 5140
Trusts (name): THE UCL ACADEMY
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 28
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
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UPRN: 5156776
URN: 137181
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Teachers at this school are extremely unprofessional and childish. I worked here and found that that there is absolutely no system. Believe it or not, there are teachers who don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bother planning lessons and constantly tell students to \u00e2\u0080\u0098just revise\u00e2\u0080\u0099. This makes students stressed because their teachers aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t doing their job and the students fall behind with their studies.\nStaff at this school also don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t solve any problems students may have, even bullying and harassment. I wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to work here again and I definitely wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send my kids here. Such a depressing environment.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teachers at this school are extremely unprofessional and childish. I worked here and found that that there is absolutely no system. Believe it or not, there are teachers who don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bother planning lessons and constantly tell students to \u00e2\u0080\u0098just revise\u00e2\u0080\u0099. This makes students stressed because their teachers aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t doing their job and the students fall behind with their studies.\nStaff at this school also don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t solve any problems students may have, even bullying and harassment. I wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to work here again and I definitely wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send my kids here. Such a depressing environment.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"S S","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118183929622394541997\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocK-T8HhOXQtrzTrp9LtBRpl0F0b_2vt6LTpNVYYkXRt=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-14T17:04:06Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve had a child at the school for the last 4 years and we have recommended it to a lot of friends with younger children for many reasons. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a lovely bright modern building with fantastic facilities and lots of personal development opportunities for everyone. The teachers are enthusiastic and obviously care about the subjects they teach. Students get on well together and UCL offers a lot of support to help students do as well as they want to do. Any problems parents or students have get dealt with well and we feel the school is always improving to make sure parents and students are happy and know what is going on.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve had a child at the school for the last 4 years and we have recommended it to a lot of friends with younger children for many reasons. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a lovely bright modern building with fantastic facilities and lots of personal development opportunities for everyone. The teachers are enthusiastic and obviously care about the subjects they teach. Students get on well together and UCL offers a lot of support to help students do as well as they want to do. Any problems parents or students have get dealt with well and we feel the school is always improving to make sure parents and students are happy and know what is going on.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Michelle McCalden","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115972601491334171695\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUL0qAaLg4ngz91dheVgABmfEhVEavkSaHloJDlnrZBR78=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-05-17T18:20:05Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Stayed there for 3 weeks. Learnt nothing. Teachers pointlessly strict and detentions handed out on the first day for uniform requirements not specified on the list! Very unclear with emails on events and such.Many detentions for harmless things only on the first week. Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t waste your time!!!!!\n\nPaninis are good tho","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Stayed there for 3 weeks. Learnt nothing. Teachers pointlessly strict and detentions handed out on the first day for uniform requirements not specified on the list! Very unclear with emails on events and such.Many detentions for harmless things only on the first week. Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t waste your time!!!!!\n\nPaninis are good tho","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"roch family","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114347263397541795792\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLIQrpRGtDah83VO6bKUDcqd-YktCNSpz8yASfna74=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-10-26T14:26:06Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school is really horrible, if you really want to come here and get out with depression then clearly you want to. They never deal with bullying here or care about you. Take your child somewhere else.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school is really horrible, if you really want to come here and get out with depression then clearly you want to. They never deal with bullying here or care about you. Take your child somewhere else.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"A4NOMYMUS","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113343091150892976200\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWfq5Cg7fnJ9rWLjkvrio8OJn5OMf98CdJNxioT4Esi5w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-24T10:08:16Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"would give it 0\/5 if i can.\nwent here for 3 years and they never dealt with any bullying issues, going to school was such a pain and i used to cry every night. there are some problematic kids who treat teachers and fellow students horribly with absolutely no respect at all. DO NOT send your child\/children here","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"would give it 0\/5 if i can.\nwent here for 3 years and they never dealt with any bullying issues, going to school was such a pain and i used to cry every night. there are some problematic kids who treat teachers and fellow students horribly with absolutely no respect at all. DO NOT send your child\/children here","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"K","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112859980631151944497\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUJ891uOCWdC5kaxcjYuk82wnCufG_Cy57vXJELYbA3Xw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-19T17:02:36Z"}]