Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 3 February 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 52.1 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 55% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 73% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 74% | 69% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 58% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Based on 230 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
67%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
69%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
30 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 2% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
70% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
77% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
73% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
33% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
29% agreeOfsted inspected City of London Academy (Southwark) on 3 February 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for post-16 provision and for attendance and behaviour; Expected standard for personal development and wellbeing.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if City of London Academy (Southwark) is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when City of London Academy (Southwark) has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
City of London Academy (Southwark) had 1,576 pupils aged 11 to 19 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,200. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.