City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Jan 22 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 143756
- Address
- Hyde Road, N1 5JU
- Website
- www.shoreditch.cola.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 861 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 45.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 11.7% |
| White British | 15.1% |
| Other | 15.9% |
| African | 19% |
| Other White | 19.7% |
| Caribbean | 7.9% |
| Other Black | 3% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.9% |
| Unclassified | 1.5% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Other Asian | 0.8% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 64% |
| Local authority average | 61% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 59% |
| Local authority average | 49% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 54.3 |
| Local authority average | 50.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.17 |
| Local authority average | 4.61 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
Admissions
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 110
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 30
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 88 78 |
| Year 8 | 175 89 86 |
| Year 9 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 10 | 175 89 86 |
| Year 11 | 94 43 51 |
| Year 12 | 20 10 10 |
| Year 13 | 46 23 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 26.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 53.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 10.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 3.9% 3.0% |