Clapton Girls' Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.614 miles
Band A · Published by Hackney Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Clapton Girls' Academy is a secondary school in London, Hackney for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Clapton Girls' Academy 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 | 0.614 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.995 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.985 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.911 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.012 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.915 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.156 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.009 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.088 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Under one of its admission criteria, the 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 0.614 miles, the shortest of the 9 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 258 first-choice applications for 171 offers; 154 offers went to first-choice families and 104 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hackney.
- A level grades in 2024/25 averaged B (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0RB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils have a thirst for learning new knowledge and ideas here, and demonstrate high levels of maturity.”
- “Staff guide pupils to be kind, honest, aim high and keep trying.”
- “All pupils meet leaders’ exceptionally high academic expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (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) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 59.4 | 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: 258 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 154 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.
- The City Academy, Hackney 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mossbourne Community Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Excelsior Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published