My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
29%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
0%City of London Academy (Southwark)
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
SE1 5LA / 11–19 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
52.9
Attainment 8
71%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021
Good
Good
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.9
- Progress 8
- 0.48
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 57.8%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 37.63
- Achieving AAB+
- 13%
71% of parents would recommend this school
56 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
32%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
48%Agree
23%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
11%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
7%Not applicable
59%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
29%Agree
35%Disagree
25%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
30%Agree
16%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
0%Not applicable
20%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
18%No
82%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 10 parents
Strongly agree
30%Agree
20%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
50%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
41%Agree
34%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
30%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
38%Agree
29%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
4%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
43%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
43%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
36%Agree
27%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
71%No
29%17.6% of pupils receive SEN support
17.6%
SEN support
2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 6.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.9%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2%
76.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 76.8%
66% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 88%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 2%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 66%
- Entered top-third university
- 25%
- Achieved a degree
- 81%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.1:1
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.01%
- English as additional language
- 20.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.8%
- White
- 18.2%
- Mixed
- 11.8%
- Asian
- 10.2%
- Black
- 9.2%
- Other
- 6.8%
White British10.3%
Other White7.7%
Irish0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed5.6%
White & Black African2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.5%
White & Asian1.1%
Other Asian5.2%
Bangladeshi2.2%
Chinese1.6%
Indian0.6%
Pakistani0.6%
Other Black4.1%
African2.6%
Caribbean2.5%