OFSTED
20 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Ealing
Trust
THE ALEC REED ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,639
1,597 full-time ·
42 part-time
Female pupils
772
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
867
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.0 pts
above England
School
42.8%
Ealing
28.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
38.2 pts
above England
School
58.5%
Ealing
54.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Ealing
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
20.9%
343
Any other White background
15.2%
249
African
11.1%
182
White British
10.7%
175
Any other Asian background
9.7%
159
Indian
9.3%
153
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.1%
247 of
1,639 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.1
5.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.24 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.01 pts
higher than
England
School
8.23%
Ealing
6.51%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.86 pts
higher than
England
School
26.67%
Ealing
18.36%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
higher than
England
School
2.44%
Ealing
1.82%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.5%
4.6 pts
below England
Alec Reed Academy
86.5%
Ealing
86.5%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.