OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hackney
Trust
CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
914
914 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
446
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
468
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
32.1 pts
above England
School
56.9%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
22.1%
202
Any other White background
21.6%
197
White British
13.2%
121
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
111
Caribbean
6.5%
59
Any other Mixed background
6.0%
55
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
156 of
914 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
54.3
15.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.68 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
8.26%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.92 pts
higher than
England
School
22.74%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
3.45%
Hackney
1.36%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.2%
12.1 pts
below England
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
80.2%
Hackney
85.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.