The City Academy, Hackney is a

coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

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and

sixth form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for ...

with academy status, located in the

Homerton Homerton ( ) is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south. In 2019, i ...

area of the

London Borough of Hackney London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...

, England. The school was first opened in 2009 in a new building. The school is sponsored by the

City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United King ...

and

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. Anna Sarchet is the current Academy Principal The City of London Corporation also sponsors City of London Academy Islington and

City of London Academy, Southwark City of London Academy, Southwark is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Bermondsey area of the London Borough of Southwark, England. The school was first opened in 2003 and moved to a new buil ...

. City Academy, Hackney has a specialism in business and financial services, but includes the full range of subjects that are found in any state school. . The school is in the top 5 chart of the country and is aiming to be in top 3. The school opened a sixth form building in October 2016; they named it after the old principal (Mark Emmerson) " The Mark Emmerson Sixth Form Block ". The houses within the school represent that of the doors to the City Of London.

Standards

The school was assessed as "Outstanding" in a 2012

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inspection.

References

External links

City Academy, Hackney official website
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hackney Academies in the London Borough of Hackney Educational institutions established in 2009 2009 establishments in England Homerton {{London-school-stub