Secondary
City of London Academy (Southwark)
240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1589 of 1200 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
58%
52.9
102nd of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 |
| Entered the EBacc | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| A level average points per entry | 37.63 |
| A level students | 154 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 59% |
| 22/23 | 57% |
| 23/24 | 63% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.9 |
| 22/23 | 32.7 |
| 23/24 | 36.8 |
| 24/25 | 37.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.01 |
| 22/23 | -0.01 |
| 23/24 | +0.48 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.8 |
| 22/23 | 51.1 |
| 23/24 | 53.4 |
| 24/25 | 52.9 |
240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Southwark admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Michael Baxter
- Address
- 240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA
- Telephone
- 02073945100