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City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school

Hyde Road, London N1 5JU · shoreditch.cola.org.uk · 020 3011 2162

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.3
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
1.66 mi
2.67 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
914
80% of 1,140 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
58.4%
First language not English
37.5%
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 1.66 mi (2.67 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.26 mi (3.64 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 67% 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: 207 (Places 189)207September 2023: 202 (Places 172)202September 2024: 134 (Places 175)134September 2025: 135 (Places 169)135September 2026: 205 (Places 170)205Places 170
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261702051.2▲67%
September 2025Sept 20251691350.896%
September 2024Sept 20241751340.897%
September 2023Sept 20231722021.2▲73%
September 2022Sept 20221892071.1▲72%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20261.66 mi2.67 km
September 20252.26 mi3.64 km
September 20241.34 mi2.15 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20260.62 mi1.00 km
September 20252.36 mi3.80 km
September 20242.82 mi4.54 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20260.36 mi0.58 km
September 20250.94 mi1.52 km
September 20240.96 mi1.54 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20260.45 mi0.72 km
September 20253.15 mi5.07 km
September 20242.46 mi3.96 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.3, and 58.5% 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 (41.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published16/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 56.8 (England 48.8)56.82022/23: 53.8 (England 46.3)53.82023/24: 58.9 (England 45.9)58.92024/25: 54.3 (England 46.0)54.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.346.0
▲58.5%45.4%
▲79.8%64.8%
▲63.8%40.5%
▲5.174.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form58+3.7
Sixth form college6.8−4.3
Further education26.1−2.3
Not in a lasting destination3.4+1.5
Activity not captured5.7+3.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

23/2424/252023/24: 39.3 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 41.3 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
40 studentsB (41.3)Average +0.14
40 studentsB (41.3)Average +0.14
20%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2420B (39.3)-0.28

Where sixth-form leavers went

Left in 2023/24

University65
Other education10
Employment10
Not in a lasting destination10
Activity not captured5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park on 22 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
22 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

  • Nov 2019Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
136
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 26 parents (19%) with SEND

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