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Clapton Girls' Academy

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0RB · 020 8985 6641

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
59.4
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
0.61 mi
0.99 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
1.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,169
97% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
37.9%
First language not English
25.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Clapton Girls' Academy 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 0.61 mi (988 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.00 mi (1.60 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 258 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 60% 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: 183 (Places 179)183September 2023: 198 (Places 174)198September 2024: 223 (Places 177)223September 2025: 207 (Places 174)207September 2026: 258 (Places 171)258Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261712581.5▲60%
September 2025Sept 20251742071.2▲69%
September 2024Sept 20241772231.3▲66%
September 2023Sept 20231741981.1▲71%
September 2022Sept 20221791831▲69%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20260.61 mi0.99 km
September 20251.00 mi1.60 km
September 20240.98 mi1.59 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20260.75 mi1.20 km
September 20250.77 mi1.23 km
September 20240.88 mi1.41 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20260.75 mi1.20 km
September 20250.75 mi1.20 km
September 20240.61 mi0.98 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20260.89 mi1.42 km
September 20250.87 mi1.39 km
September 20240.90 mi1.45 km
Year 7 – Band E: DistanceDistance
September 20260.76 mi1.22 km
September 20250.95 mi1.54 km
September 20240.88 mi1.41 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59.4, and 63.4% 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 (38.8 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: 54.1 (England 46.3)54.12017/18: 54.8 (England 46.5)54.82018/19: 58.7 (England 46.7)58.72021/22: 61.4 (England 48.8)61.42022/23: 57.4 (England 46.3)57.42023/24: 57.8 (England 45.9)57.82024/25: 59.4 (England 46.0)59.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲59.446.0
▲63.4%45.4%
▲81.7%64.8%
▲44.6%40.5%
▲5.324.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form66.9−6.8
Sixth form college6.3−2.3
Further education20+7.4
Other education1.1—
Not in a lasting destination2.9+0.6
Activity not captured2.9+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: 31.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.4 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 44.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.2 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 37.3 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.8 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
95 studentsB (38.8)Average -0.01
97 studentsB (39.4)Average +0.03
61 studentsDist+ (37.5)Above average +0.47
14.7%AAB or better
95%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2497B- (37.3)-0.02
2022/2388B (39.2)—
2021/2287B+ (44.1)—
2018/1961B- (35.7)+0.20
2017/1868C+ (33.1)+0.27
2016/1776C+ (32.4)+0.27
2015/1675C+ (31.8)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University59.3−0.3
Further education1.4−7.1
Apprenticeship6.4+1.4
Employment8.6−1.3
Not in a lasting destination13.6+3.7
Activity not captured10.7+3.6

Ofsted

Clapton Girls' Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
22 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • May 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
214
18% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 68%

based on 34 parents (16%) with SEND

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