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Clapton Girls' Academy

Academy converter · London · E5 0RB

Ages 11–19 · 1,169 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

57.8

Overall absence

7.6%

Admissions demand

1.28 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-05-22

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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+0.84
−20+2
Attainment 857.8
English & maths grade 5+62%
English & maths grade 4+78%
EBacc entry30%

EBacc APS: 4.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.1%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
909

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

1.28 · Competitive

1st preferences

223

Places offered

177

1st-preference offers

147

Total preferences (any rank)
563
Preferred offers (top 3)
177
Applications from outside LA
78
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4
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 fill97%

1,169 pupils · 1,200 places

Pupils on roll
1,169
Boys / girls
0 / 1,169
School capacity
1,200
Capacity fill
1,169 / 1,200 (97%)
Free school meals
37.9%
FSM pupils
340
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–19

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: CLAPTON GIRLS' ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
CLAPTON GIRLS' ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Anna Feltham

Location

Address
Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road
Postcode
E5 0RB
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–19, in London, Hackney, 1,169 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 37.9%.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E5
19
Secondary in E5
2
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Secondary in Hackney LA
16

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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    Ages 11–19

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    • P80.6
    • EM5+59%
    • Absence6.8%

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    • Att864.0
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    • EM5+72%
    • Absence4.6%

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • Att849.5
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  • Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

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    • Att852.2
    • P80.3
    • EM5+56%
    • Absence8.0%

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Anna Feltham
Telephone
02089856641
Website
www.clapton.hackney.sch.uk

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