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The City Academy, Hackney

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Homerton Row, Hackney, London E9 6EA · thecityacademyhackney.org · 020 8525 5440

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.1
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
0.80 mi
1.29 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,149
98% of 1,170 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
59.2%
First language not English
38.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
City of London Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.80 mi (1.29 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.12 mi (1.81 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 254 (Places 194)254September 2023: 198 (Places 177)198September 2024: 203 (Places 184)203September 2025: 169 (Places 170)169September 2026: 165 (Places 173)165Places 173
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026173165178%
September 2025Sept 2025170169178%
September 2024Sept 20241842031.1▲67%
September 2023Sept 20231771981.1▲58%
September 2022Sept 20221942541.3▲57%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20260.80 mi1.29 km
September 20251.12 mi1.81 km
September 20241.20 mi1.92 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20261.13 mi1.81 km
September 20250.75 mi1.21 km
September 20240.60 mi0.96 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20260.66 mi1.07 km
September 20250.79 mi1.27 km
September 20240.43 mi0.69 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20260.77 mi1.24 km
September 20250.48 mi0.78 km
September 20240.60 mi0.96 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 48.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.8 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: 55.7 (England 46.3)55.72017/18: 50.3 (England 46.5)50.32018/19: 47.8 (England 46.7)47.82021/22: 52.8 (England 48.8)52.82022/23: 52.3 (England 46.3)52.32023/24: 53.1 (England 45.9)53.12024/25: 49.1 (England 46.0)49.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.146.0
▲48.4%45.4%
▲71.3%64.8%
▲54.8%40.5%
▲4.474.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form64.1+11.3
Sixth form college9.2−2.2
Further education16.3−11.7
Other education0.5—
Apprenticeship0.5—
Employment0.5−0.5
Not in a lasting destination4.3+1.2
Activity not captured4.3+0.7

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: 33.4 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.5 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 29.2 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 37.2 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 36.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 35.1 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.8 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
89 studentsB- (36.8)Above average +0.19
90 studentsB- (36.9)Above average +0.19
27 studentsDist (36.4)Average +0.13
11.8%AAB or better
97.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2491B- (35.1)+0.12
2022/2382B- (36.1)—
2021/2293B- (37.2)—
2018/19100C (29.6)-0.32
2017/1899C (29.2)-0.38
2016/1771C+ (32.5)+0.08
2015/1681C+ (33.4)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University73+6.3
Further and other education7+3
Further education10
Other education6+3
Apprenticeship5−0.1
Employment6−9.2
Not in a lasting destination5−0.1
Activity not captured40

Ofsted

The City Academy, Hackney was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
28 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
64%
Replies
44
4% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND

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