OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hackney
Trust
THE BOXING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
17
17 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
3
17.6% of pupils
Male pupils
14
82.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.0 pts
above England
School
58.8%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.1%
8
Caribbean
23.5%
4
White and Black Caribbean
11.8%
2
African
5.9%
1
Any other Black background
5.9%
1
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
1
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
100.0%
17 of
17 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
35.4%
44.4 pts
below England
The Boxing Academy AP Free School
35.4%
Hackney
72.0%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.