The City Academy, Hackney
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 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
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 135835
- Address
- Homerton Row, Hackney, E9 6EA
- Website
- www.thecityacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1145 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 43.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
African 30.4%
Other White 12.7%
Mixed 11.3%
Caribbean 10.4%
White British 9.3%
Bangladeshi 8.8%
Other 7.1%
Indian 3.9%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Black 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.34
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.81
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
The City Academy, Hackney
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 280
- 3rd preference
- 210
- From another Local Authority
- 48
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 103 86 |
| Year 8 | 187 114 73 |
| Year 9 | 187 101 86 |
| Year 10 | 190 117 73 |
| Year 11 | 187 103 84 |
| Year 12 | 105 58 47 |
| Year 13 | 100 53 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 93.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 28.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 10.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 77.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 28.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 27.0% 26.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 0.7% 1.7% |