City of London Academy (Southwark)
240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Michael Baxter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,589
- URN
- 134222
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073945100
About this school
City of London Academy (Southwark) is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,589 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 227 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | 53.4 | 52.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.19 to +0.18 | +0.48 +0.29 to +0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 62.6% | 57.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 78.9% | 78.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 65.2% | 57.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How City of London Academy (Southwark) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.1 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.9 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,577 |
| 2023/24 | 1,557 |
| 2024/25 | 1,576 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How City of London Academy (Southwark) compares
City of London Academy (Southwark) ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.9 | 7.9% | 55.5% | 1,589 | — |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | 54.6 | 6.5% | 58.2% | 781 | 0.4 miles |
| The Charter School Bermondsey | 40.9 | 11.3% | 63.6% | 497 | 0.6 miles |
| Ark Walworth Academy | 43.3 | 6.9% | 72.2% | 973 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic College | 58 | 5% | 36.9% | 948 | 0.7 miles |
| South Bank University Academy | 41.5 | 10.6% | 55.3% | 405 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.48%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 21.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Academy Bermondsey0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Charter School Bermondsey0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Walworth Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Michael's Catholic College0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
South Bank University Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
City of London Academy (Southwark) ranks 95th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does City of London Academy (Southwark) teach?
- City of London Academy (Southwark) teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of City of London Academy (Southwark)?
- The principal of City of London Academy (Southwark) is Michael Baxter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was City of London Academy (Southwark) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected City of London Academy (Southwark), and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is City of London Academy (Southwark)?
- City of London Academy (Southwark) has 1,589 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is City of London Academy (Southwark) full?
- City of London Academy (Southwark) has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,589 on roll (132%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is City of London Academy (Southwark) a faith school?
- No. City of London Academy (Southwark) has no designated religious character.
- Is City of London Academy (Southwark) a selective school?
- No. City of London Academy (Southwark) is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs City of London Academy (Southwark)?
- City of London Academy (Southwark) is part of CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have City of London Academy (Southwark)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.1 in 2022/23 and 52.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does City of London Academy (Southwark) rank locally?
- City of London Academy (Southwark) ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is City of London Academy (Southwark)'s absence rate?
- City of London Academy (Southwark)'s overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are City of London Academy (Southwark)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, City of London Academy (Southwark)'s key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.