City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
Hyde Road, London, N1 5JU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Holly Arles
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 914
- URN
- 143756
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02030112162
About this school
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 914 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 153 | 88 | 94 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | 58.9 | 54.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.14 to +0.60 | +0.68 +0.38 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 69.3% | 58.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 86.4% | 79.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 79.5% | 63.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
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, Shoreditch Park 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 | 53.8 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 729 |
| 2023/24 | 782 |
| 2024/25 | 861 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park compares
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park ranked 6th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.3 | 8.3% | 60.1% | 914 | — |
| Haggerston School | 52.7 | 6.5% | 49.4% | 939 | 0.3 miles |
| The Bridge Academy | 56.9 | 8% | 59.1% | 1,070 | 0.3 miles |
| Oaklands School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 61.7% | 902 | 0.3 miles |
| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | 45 | 6.7% | 67.3% | 1,457 | 0.4 miles |
| Waterside Academy | 44.6 | 7.8% | 64.4% | 351 | 0.6 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)
- 60.13%
- English as an additional language
- 45.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.26%
- Persistent absence
- 22.74%
Location
Nearby schools
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Haggerston School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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The Bridge Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Oaklands School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Academy Shoreditch0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Waterside Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park ranks 83rd 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, Shoreditch Park teach?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park?
- The headteacher of City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park is Mrs Holly Arles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park, 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, Shoreditch Park?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park has 914 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park full?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 914 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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, Shoreditch Park a faith school?
- No. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park has no designated religious character.
- Who runs City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 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, Shoreditch Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.8 in 2022/23 and 54.3 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, Shoreditch Park rank locally?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park ranked 6th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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, Shoreditch Park's absence rate?
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park'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 10 July 2026.