City of London Academy (Southwark)
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
London · SE1 5LA · Southwark
Ages 11–19
- Att853.4
- P80.5
- EM5+63%
- Absence7.3%
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 131747
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Academy sponsor led · London · SE16 3TZ
Ages 11–18 · 781 pupils · Southwark
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
51.3
Overall absence
6.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-02-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.55
−20+2
Attainment 851.3
English & maths grade 5+46%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry93%
EBacc APS: 5.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.9%
Unauthorised3.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 804
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill68%
781 pupils · 1,150 places
- Pupils on roll
- 781
- Boys / girls
- 0 / 781
- School capacity
- 1,150
- Capacity fill
- 781 / 1,150 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
- FSM pupils
- 349
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Girls
- 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: HARRIS FEDERATION
- Academy trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Headteacher
- Ms Gizle Landman
Location
- Address
- 55 Southwark Park Road
- Postcode
- SE16 3TZ
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Southwark
- District
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- 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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Southwark, 781 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 52.5%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Michael's Catholic College
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
London · SE16 4UN · Southwark
Ages 11–18
- Absence5.7%
- FSM37.0%
0.5 miles away
Ark Walworth Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
London · SE1 5UJ · Southwark
Ages 11–18
- Att841.5
- P80.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence7.9%
0.6 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
London · SE1 4AN · Southwark
Ages 11–18
- Att856.0
- P80.6
- EM5+65%
- Absence6.3%
0.7 miles away
South Bank University Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
London · SE17 2TP · Southwark
Ages 11–19
- Att844.4
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence10.3%
0.9 miles away
Free schools · Secondary
London · E1W 2AD · Tower Hamlets
Ages 11–19
- FSM37.5%
1.1 miles away
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
London · SE1 0EX · Southwark
Ages 11–18
- Att848.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+48%
- Absence8.2%
1.3 miles away
Bacon's College
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
London · SE16 6AT · Southwark
Ages 11–19
- Att851.5
- P80.4
- EM5+56%
- Absence7.8%
1.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Gizle Landman
- Telephone
- 02072379316