City Heights E-ACT Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 25 in 2021 to 15 in 2026, while places went from 133 to 71.
Across Lambeth, 61% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 91% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lambeth lodged 127 appeals against secondary school offers; 93 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (16.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 15 | 111 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 106 | 19 | 98 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 109 | 20 | 123 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 117 | 40 | 152 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 143 | 33 | 165 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 133 | 25 | 130 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 119 | 25 | 155 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 173 | 39 | 242 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 173 | 64 | 362 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 174 | 103 | 437 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 174 | 102 | 511 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2015 | 173 | 119 | 422 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 175 | 88 | 392 | 0.5 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.