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City Heights E-ACT Academy

Academy sponsor led · London · SW2 3PW

Ages 11–18 · 460 pupils · Lambeth

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Ofsted

Needs attention

Attainment 8

36.7

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

0.67 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2025-12-09

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.37
−20+2
Attainment 836.7
English & maths grade 5+27%
English & maths grade 4+48%
EBacc entry59%

EBacc APS: 3.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.8%
Unauthorised3.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
604

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.67 · Often has places

1st preferences

20

Places offered

109

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
123
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill42%

460 pupils · 1,100 places

Pupils on roll
460
Boys / girls
232 / 228
School capacity
1,100
Capacity fill
460 / 1,100 (42%)
Free school meals
54.3%
FSM pupils
248
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: E-ACT
Academy trust
E-ACT
Sponsor
E-ACT
Headteacher
Mrs Felicity Koranteng

Location

Address
33 Abbots Park, Tulse Hill
Postcode
SW2 3PW
Town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
District
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Lambeth, 460 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 54.3%.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW2
16
Secondary in SW2
2
Open schools in Lambeth LA
102
Secondary in Lambeth LA
14

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM64.9%
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    • Absence6.5%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Felicity Koranteng
Telephone
02036914600
Website
https://cityheightsacademy.e-act.org.uk/

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