City of London Academy (Southwark)

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkConstituency

SE1 5LAPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

City of London Academy (Southwark) is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Southwark, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,589 pupils. City of London Academy (Southwark) is part of City of London Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.92

Ethnicity

White

15%

Asian

Black

51%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,589

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,589
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: City of London Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.