City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

Free schools · Secondary school · London, Hackney
N1 5JU
Composite score
67.9

About City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park is a secondary school in London, Hackney, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 861 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 54.3, above the national average of 46. That is down 4.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of secondary schools in England.

58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 60% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#512
National rank
#157
In London
#6
In Hackney
Top 16%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
54.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
58%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
44%
EBacc average points score
5.17

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 861 % FSM ever-6 60.1% % EAL 45.8% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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