Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in London for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 51 pupils and room for 73. About 86 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
35 Finchley Road, London, NW8 0NW020 3108 0345ormistonbeachcroftacademy.co.ukMiss Michelle Burgess - Allen executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 30 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westminster council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 73 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Westminster with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (50), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 51 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 44 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 86% | 77% | 68% | 73% | 85% | 55% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 26% | 26% | 28% | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 79% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 93% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 18% | 18% | 18% | 13% | 7% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 30 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 23% | 32% | 58% |
| Education | 20% | 27% | 53% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Not in education, work or training | 37% | 23% | 21% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American School in London | Independent | 100 m | 1,428 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Arnold House School | Independent (grammar) | 200 m | 359 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harris Academy St John's Wood | Academy | 250 m | 1,326 | Good 2019 | 78 | Compare |
| St John's Wood Primary School | Council | 660 m | 428 | Good 2019 | 64 | Compare |
| Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre | Council | 730 m | 264 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| The UCL Academy | Academy | 770 m | 972 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| St George's Catholic School | Academy | 770 m | 1,170 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Woodside School | Independent (grammar) | 840 m | 1 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ormiston Beachcroft Academy a good school?
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is Ormiston Beachcroft Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ormiston Beachcroft Academy good at its last full inspection on 30 April 2024.
How many pupils does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy have?
51 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 73 places, so it is 70% full.
Does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Ormiston Beachcroft Academy have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 35 Finchley Road, London, NW8 0NW
- Telephone
- 020 3108 0345
- Website
- ormistonbeachcroftacademy.co.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Burgess - Allen
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Ormiston Academies Trust (45 schools)
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward
- Abbey Road
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2014 (academy converter)
- URN
- 140806 · LAESTAB 2131101 · UKPRN 10045654
- Formerly
- Beachcroft School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.