Clapton Girls' Academy
Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0RB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- CLAPTON GIRLS' ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Anna Feltham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169
- URN
- 137442
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089856641
About this school
Clapton Girls' Academy is a girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clapton Girls' Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 173 | 175 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 | 57.8 | 59.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.55 +0.33 to +0.77 | +0.84 +0.63 to +1.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 62.3% | 63.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 78.3% | 81.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 29.7% | 44.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
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 Clapton Girls' Academy 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 | 57.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.4 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,167 |
| 2023/24 | 1,194 |
| 2024/25 | 1,185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clapton Girls' Academy compares
Clapton Girls' Academy ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59.4 | 7.2% | 38.8% | 1,169 | — |
| The City Academy, Hackney | 49.1 | 7.8% | 56.7% | 1,149 | 0.4 miles |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | 65.1 | 4.3% | 51.3% | 1,432 | 0.5 miles |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School | 42.9 | 8.4% | 65.8% | 980 | 0.6 miles |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | 39.2 | 10.5% | 70.5% | 752 | 0.7 miles |
| The Excelsior Academy | 44.7 | 8.7% | 61.7% | 983 | 0.9 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)
- 38.78%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.21%
- Persistent absence
- 18.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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The City Academy, Hackney0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Mossbourne Community Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Cardinal Pole Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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The Excelsior Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Clapton Girls' Academy ranks 42nd 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 Clapton Girls' Academy teach?
- Clapton Girls' Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Clapton Girls' Academy?
- The headteacher of Clapton Girls' Academy is Ms Anna Feltham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clapton Girls' Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clapton Girls' Academy, 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 Clapton Girls' Academy?
- Clapton Girls' Academy has 1,169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Clapton Girls' Academy full?
- Clapton Girls' Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,169 on roll (97%), 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 Clapton Girls' Academy a faith school?
- No. Clapton Girls' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Clapton Girls' Academy a selective school?
- No. Clapton Girls' Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Clapton Girls' Academy part of an academy trust?
- Clapton Girls' Academy is part of CLAPTON GIRLS' ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clapton Girls' Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.4 in 2022/23 and 59.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clapton Girls' Academy compare with other schools in Hackney?
- Clapton Girls' Academy ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clapton Girls' Academy's absence rate?
- Clapton Girls' Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clapton Girls' Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clapton Girls' Academy'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.