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

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Earlier inspections1
  1. November 2021

    Previous framework

    Good

    Safeguarding: met

    • Behaviour and attitudesGood
    • Leadership and governanceGood
    • Personal developmentGood
    • Quality of educationGood
    • Sixth formGood
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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
Published results, 24/25
MeasureResult
Attainment 852.9
EBacc average point score4.92
Entered the EBacc58%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths58%
A level average points per entry37.63
A level students154

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.

Grade 5+ in English and maths58%in 24/25Little change since 21/22
100%0%
59%57%63%58%
21/2222/2323/2424/25
Grade 5+ in English and maths by year
YearThis school
21/2259%
22/2357%
23/2463%
24/2558%
A level points per entry37.6in 24/25Up 1.7 since 21/22
60.00.0
35.932.736.837.6
21/2222/2323/2424/25
A level points per entry by year
YearThis school
21/2235.9
22/2332.7
23/2436.8
24/2537.6
Progress 8+0.48in 23/24Up 0.49 since 21/22
1.50-1.50
-0.01-0.01+0.48
21/2222/2323/24
Progress 8 by year
YearThis school
21/22-0.01
22/23-0.01
23/24+0.48
Attainment 852.9in 24/25Little change since 21/22
90.00.0
51.851.153.452.9
21/2222/2323/2424/25
Attainment 8 by year
YearThis school
21/2251.8
22/2351.1
23/2453.4
24/2552.9

240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA

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Contact

Principal
Michael Baxter
Address
240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA
Telephone
02073945100

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