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City of London Academy (Southwark)

URN
134222
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
City of London Academy (Southwark)
URN
134222
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

76 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

81

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

68

Destinations

51

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of secondary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#10 of 19 schools in Southwark

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for City of London Academy (Southwark)

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for City of London Academy (Southwark)

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
28 May 2026
Inspection date
3 February 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

241

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

718

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

241

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.98×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Southwark
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Southwark)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.cityacademy.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Southwark to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

52.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

57.8%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

78.3%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

57.8%

EBacc achievement

Location

SE1 5LA - 240 Lynton Road, London

Contact details

Address
240 Lynton Road, London
Postcode
SE1 5LA
Phone
2073945100
Website
http://www.cityacademy.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Southwark
Local authority code
210

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 216 schools in Southwark.

Authority statistics

Total schools

216

Open schools

121

Closed schools

95

Primary schools

112

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Achievement

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Post-16

    Strong standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 May 20263 February 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 28 May 2026
    19 January 202223 November 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 19 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      28 May 2026
      Inspected
      3 February 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      19 January 2022
      Inspected
      23 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 185

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    34.8%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    37.6

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.10

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    13.0%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    88.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    2.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    36

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary112 (53.1%)
    • Secondary36 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other63 (29.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Spa School329 mNot applicableClosed
    Spa School, Bermondsey329 mNot applicableOpen
    Phoenix Primary School359 mPrimaryOpen
    John Keats Primary School399 mPrimaryOpen
    Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy455 mPrimaryOpen
    Galleywall Primary School456 mPrimaryClosed
    Alma Junior School478 mPrimaryClosed
    Alma Infant School478 mPrimaryClosed
    Alma Primary School478 mPrimaryClosed
    Harris Academy Bermondsey590 mSecondaryOpen
    • Spa School
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Spa School, Bermondsey
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Phoenix Primary School
      Distance
      359 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • John Keats Primary School
      Distance
      399 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Southwark)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology CollegeSecondarySE5 0UBClosed
    Ark All Saints AcademySecondarySE5 0UBOpen
    Ark Walworth AcademySecondarySE1 5UJOpen
    Aylwin Girls' SchoolSecondarySE16 3TZClosed
    Bacon's CollegeSecondarySE16 6ATClosed
    • Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SE5 0UB
      Status
      Closed
    • Ark All Saints Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SE5 0UB
      Status
      Open
    • Ark Walworth Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SE1 5UJ
      Status
      Open
    • Aylwin Girls' School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SE16 3TZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bacon's College
    Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy
    Distance
    455 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Galleywall Primary School
    Distance
    456 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alma Junior School
    Distance
    478 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alma Infant School
    Distance
    478 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alma Primary School
    Distance
    478 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harris Academy Bermondsey
    Distance
    590 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    SE16 6AT
    Status
    Closed