The City Academy, Hackney
Homerton Row, Hackney, London, E9 6EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Anna Sarchet
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,170
- Pupils on roll
- 1,149
- URN
- 135835
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085255440
About this school
The City Academy, Hackney is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The City Academy, Hackney, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 189 | 184 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.3 | 53.1 | 49.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.10 to +0.53 | +0.56 +0.36 to +0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 58.7% | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 80.4% | 71.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 58.2% | 54.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
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 The City Academy, Hackney has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.3 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.1 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,138 |
| 2023/24 | 1,145 |
| 2024/25 | 1,152 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The City Academy, Hackney compares
The City Academy, Hackney ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% 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 | 49.1 | 7.8% | 56.7% | 1,149 | — |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School | 42.9 | 8.4% | 65.8% | 980 | 0.1 miles |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | 39.2 | 10.5% | 70.5% | 752 | 0.4 miles |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | 59.4 | 7.2% | 38.8% | 1,169 | 0.4 miles |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | 65.1 | 4.3% | 51.3% | 1,432 | 0.6 miles |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | 64.3 | 3.5% | 50.3% | 838 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.69%
- English as an additional language
- 39.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 22.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cardinal Pole Catholic School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Clapton Girls' Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Mossbourne Community Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The City Academy, Hackney ranks 141st 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 ages does The City Academy, Hackney teach?
- The City Academy, Hackney teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of The City Academy, Hackney?
- The principal of The City Academy, Hackney is Ms Anna Sarchet, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The City Academy, Hackney been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The City Academy, Hackney, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The City Academy, Hackney?
- The City Academy, Hackney has 1,149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The City Academy, Hackney full?
- The City Academy, Hackney has capacity for 1,170 pupils and 1,149 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The City Academy, Hackney a faith school?
- No. The City Academy, Hackney has no designated religious character.
- Is The City Academy, Hackney a selective school?
- No. The City Academy, Hackney is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The City Academy, Hackney part of an academy trust?
- The City Academy, Hackney 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 The City Academy, Hackney's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.3 in 2022/23 and 49.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The City Academy, Hackney compare with other schools in Hackney?
- The City Academy, Hackney ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% 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 The City Academy, Hackney's absence rate?
- The City Academy, Hackney's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The City Academy, Hackney's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The City Academy, Hackney'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.