City Heights E-ACT Academy, London

In its own words: "At E-ACT City Heights Academy, we are a vibrant and inclusive community where young minds are nurtured, talents are discovered, and dreams take flight. We strive to cultivate tomorrow’s leaders through a commitment to academic rigor and excellence. At E-ACT City Heights Academy, we wholeheartedly embrace and celebrate our diverse community from all corners of the globe."

In 2026, pupils at City Heights E-ACT Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Lambeth and 47 across England.

24% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Lambeth and 47% in England.

That is down from 40.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.37: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.2, against 37.4 for other pupils at the school.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put City Heights E-ACT Academy as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 71 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to City Heights E-ACT Academy are The Elmgreen School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.7); Dunraven School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); Trinity Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 40); and Harris Academy Clapham (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than City Heights E-ACT Academy.

City Heights E-ACT Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about City Heights E-ACT Academy (as of April 2026): 78% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college.

54.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 59.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (46%), Mixed (19%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 111 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 24 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Tulse Hill Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lanercost Road (->n), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 818 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lambeth (1302).

In 2024/25, City Heights E-ACT Academy issued 54 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to City Heights E-ACT Academy are Fenstanton Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Streatham Wells Primary (0.2 miles); Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles); and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.