The UCL Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Camden (Camden).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
The UCL Academy is a high-achieving, non-selective secondary school established in 2012 by University College London (UCL) , one of the world's leading universities, with a mission to support students of all ability levels to higher levels of attainment and enthusiasm for further study.
In 2017, our very first cohort of students (the original year group from 2012) sat their GCSEs. On average, 40% of our Sixth Form students go on to study at Russell Group universities.
Our sponsorship by UCL enables our students to take advantage of the facilities and expertise of one of the world's leading universities, whether through support of our curriculum development and learning ethos, or our programme of master-classes, seminars and summer schools given by UCL staff.
Our staff can access UCL resources, and our students benefit from UCL student mentors and tutors.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Mandarin
- Netball
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 137181
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (18 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Anton McLean | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Dr Anton McLean | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Professor Herve Borrion Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Quinn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Pacey Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Professor Herve Borrian | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Elisabeth Davies | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Zoe Cheng Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Thomas Turner Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Charla Incedal | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Hannah Opoku-Mensah Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Valerie Russell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Wendy Feher Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Jasper Green Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Amy Lightstone | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 |
| Ms Julia Balfour Lynn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Professor Norbert Pachler | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Ms Clare Goudy Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2015 |
| Professor Alan Thompson Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Professor Alan Thompson Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Andrea Pomphrey Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Quinn Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record