The City Academy, Hackney
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.799 miles
Band A · Published by Hackney Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The City Academy, Hackney is a secondary school in London, Hackney for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
The City Academy, Hackney catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.799 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.122 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.195 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.666 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.525 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.694 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.738 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.581 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.489 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.799 miles from the school.
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 165 first-choice applications for 173 offers; 129 offers went to first-choice families, and 36 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Homerton Row, Hackney, London, E9 6EA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 1,149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at The City Academy, Hackney are kept safe.”
- “Leaders and staff promote a ‘warm but strict’ approach that creates a calm and purposeful learning environment.”
- “Behaviour is typically calm and orderly, and leaders have high expectations of behaviour, both inside and outside the classroom.”
To improve
- “However, in some instances, teaching does not incorporate this approach fully in Years 7 to 11.”
- “This means that, at times, support and adaptations for pupils with SEND are not fine-tuned to pupils’ individual and specific needs.”
- “In the instances where this occurs, it affects how well pupils learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 165 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 129 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Clapton Girls' Academy 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mossbourne Community Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Excelsior Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bridge Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published