Admissions

The City Academy, Hackney has up to 110 places available per year in its Sixth Form.

APPLICATIONS PROCESS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

Thursday 16 November | Sixth Form Open Evening | 5-8pm

Friday 17 November | Sixth Form applications open for all students.

DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION

Thursday 14 December | Internal students | Interviews from the week beginning 3 January

Thursday 8 February | External students | Interviews from the week beginning 26 February

TASTER DAY

Saturday 24 February | Taster Day | 9am - 12pm

Monday 15 – Wednesday 17 July | Year 11 Sixth Form Transition Week

ENROLMENT

Thursday 22 August | Internal students | 9am-1pm (to be confirmed)

Friday 23 August | External students | 9am-1pm

To apply you will need:

Personal Details Contact Information Details Course Choices Your Predicted Grades Personal Statement


If you have any questions about your application please contact sixthformadmissions@thecityacademy.org

Entry requirements

Applicants will need:

  1. 7 GCSEs including English Language and maths, at grade 9-5
  2. A minimum of grade 6 in the subjects that you want to study at A level (or their nearest equivalent)*

*Some A levels require a minimum of GCSE grade 7 (see course requirements as outlined in the Course Guide here)

Over-subscription criteria

In the event of the Sixth Form, or a specific course being over-subscribed, after the admissions criteria outlined above have been met (and the admission of students with an EHCP where The City Academy, Hackney is named on the EHCP) the following over-subscription criteria will apply:

  1. Students who were on roll at The City Academy, Hackney in Year 11
  2. A looked after child, or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989).
  3. Students whose siblings currently attend The City Academy, Hackney and will continue to do so on the date of admission.
  4. Up to nine students resident in the City of London, if more than 9 students apply, selection to be determined by drawing lots.
  5. Children of staff employed at the academy, where a member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application is being made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
  6. Students will then be offered places on the basis of the proximity of their home (permanent residence) to the main entrance of The City Academy, Hackney measured in a straight line on a map using a GIS system.