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City of London Academy (Southwark)

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

240 Lynton Road, London SE1 5LA · cityacademy.co.uk · 020 7394 5100

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
52.9
average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,589
389 over 1,200 places · 132%
Local authority
Southwark
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
52.5%
First language not English
18.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
City of London Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 223 families put the school first and 240 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 237 (Places 233)237September 2023: 259 (Places 231)259September 2024: 222 (Places 231)222September 2025: 207 (Places 241)207September 2026: 223 (Places 240)223Places 240
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262402230.993%
September 2025Sept 20252412070.989%
September 2024Sept 2024231222188%
September 2023Sept 20232312591.1▲73%
September 2022Sept 20222332371▲76%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.9, and 57.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 56.5 (England 46.3)56.52017/18: 52.8 (England 46.5)52.82018/19: 44.7 (England 46.7)44.72021/22: 51.8 (England 48.8)51.82022/23: 51.1 (England 46.3)51.12023/24: 53.4 (England 45.9)53.42024/25: 52.9 (England 46.0)52.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲52.946.0
▲57.8%45.4%
▲78.3%64.8%
▲57.8%40.5%
▲4.924.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59+9.6
Sixth form college4.8−4.7
Further education24.7−3
Other education0.40
Apprenticeship2.6+0.4
Employment0.9−1.7
Not in a lasting destination3.1−2.5
Activity not captured4.4+1.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.9 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.7 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.8 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 37.6 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
154 studentsB- (37.6)Average +0.10
154 studentsB- (37.6)Average +0.10
29 studentsDist+ (39.3)Above average +0.44
13%AAB or better
96.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24153B- (36.8)+0.24
2022/23176C+ (32.7)—
2021/22140B- (35.9)—
2018/19152C (29.5)-0.43
2017/18132C (30.3)-0.16
2016/17132C (28.7)+0.27
2015/16143C- (27.2)+0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.7−0.4
Further and other education4.3−2.1
Further education1.6+0.4
Other education2.7−2.6
Apprenticeship1.1−2.4
Employment10.9+1.5
Not in a lasting destination8.2−3
Activity not captured8.7+6.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected City of London Academy (Southwark) on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
  • Mar 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
67%
Positive
69%
Replies
30
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼63% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼64% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼60% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼62% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 43%

based on 6 parents (20%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼29% agreeEngland 63%

based on 7 parents (23%) with SEND

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