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The school has specialisms in Business and Enterprise and in Sport, and the school teaches the non-curricular subject Business Studies, designed to help pupils become entrepreneurs.
The school has specialisms in Business and Enterprise and in Sport, and the school teaches the non-curricular subject Business Studies, designed to help pupils become entrepreneurs.


A feature of The City of London Academy, Southwark is that pupils purchase their lunches using a Prepaid MasterCard debit card which parents of pupils top up using a phone app on their smartphones.
A feature of The City of London Academy, Southwark is that pupils purchase their lunches using a Prepaid MasterCard debit card which parents of pupils top up using a phone app on their smartphones. Students can also use a fingerprint scanner to pay for their meals.


==Catchment area==
==Catchment area==
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The school requires [[school uniforms|a school uniform]]. Uniforms include purple blazers, grey jumpers, white shirts and grey trousers. The tie worn is coloured black, blue, purple, grey and red with diagonal stripes. The prefects are entitled to wear plain purple ties with the academy logos.
The school requires [[school uniforms|a school uniform]]. Uniforms include purple blazers, grey jumpers, white shirts and grey trousers. The tie worn is coloured black, blue, purple, grey and red with diagonal stripes. The prefects are entitled to wear plain purple ties with the academy logos.


In the months of June and July, Students are allowed to undo their top button, Take their blazers off and take their ties of as part of "Summer Uniform"
In the summer, many girls wear a purple checked summer dress instead.


==Standards==
==Standards==


A 2011 Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Good".<ref>[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121104090844/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/1982563/urn/134222.pdf]</ref>
A short 2016 Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Good".<ref>[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121104090844/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/1982563/urn/134222.pdf]</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:20, 16 June 2021

City of London Academy, Southwark
Address
Map
240 Lynton Road

, ,
SE1 5LA

Coordinates51°29′21″N 0°03′53″W / 51.4892°N 0.0647°W / 51.4892; -0.0647
Information
TypeAcademy
Established2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Department for Education URN134222 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMichael Baxter
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Websitewww.cityacademy.co.uk

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.[1]

The school was first opened in 2003, and moved to a new building in 2005. The building was designed by Studio E Architects and built by Willmott Dixon. The school is sponsored by the City of London Corporation, along with City Academy, Hackney and City of London Academy Islington.

The school has specialisms in Business and Enterprise and in Sport, and the school teaches the non-curricular subject Business Studies, designed to help pupils become entrepreneurs.

A feature of The City of London Academy, Southwark is that pupils purchase their lunches using a Prepaid MasterCard debit card which parents of pupils top up using a phone app on their smartphones. Students can also use a fingerprint scanner to pay for their meals.

Catchment area

All pupils living in the City of London or Southwark are eligible to attend the school.[2] Some students can board the city bus to the school if they live outside the area.

School uniform

The school requires a school uniform. Uniforms include purple blazers, grey jumpers, white shirts and grey trousers. The tie worn is coloured black, blue, purple, grey and red with diagonal stripes. The prefects are entitled to wear plain purple ties with the academy logos.

In the months of June and July, Students are allowed to undo their top button, Take their blazers off and take their ties of as part of "Summer Uniform"

Standards

A short 2016 Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Good".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ City Academy - Catchment Map http://www.cityacademy.co.uk/apply_maps.html[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ [1]