City of London Academy (Southwark)
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 24 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 134222
- Address
- 240 Lynton Road, SE1 5LA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1577 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
African 36.3%
White British 13.9%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 8.4%
Caribbean 7.2%
Other 6.2%
Other Black 5.1%
Other Asian 4.6%
Unclassified 3.3%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Chinese 1.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.38
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.1
Local authority average 51.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 4.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
Biology | GCSE | 29 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 114 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
City of London Academy (Southwark)
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 130
- From another Local Authority
- 109
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 244 148 96 |
Year 8 | 236 141 95 |
Year 9 | 235 135 100 |
Year 10 | 234 128 106 |
Year 11 | 234 117 117 |
Year 12 | 187 86 101 |
Year 13 | 207 81 126 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 90.0% 93.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 21.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 59.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 11.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 1.6% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 78.0% 83.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 34.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 26.0% 32.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 1.7% |
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