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Fashion Retail Academy, London

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Ages 16–99

Fashion Retail Academy is a school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in London.

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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Fashion Retail Academy in detail

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Moorgate Station, about 50 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moorgate Station, 20 metres away.

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Lee Lucas
LA:City of London
Phone:02073072354
Address:84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SE
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2005

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:135800
UKPRN:10009213
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Cities of London and Westminster
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

About

The Fashion Retail Academy is a vocational training college in the Moorgate area of London, England.

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At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Train Stations

Moorgate Station (Entrance)
49m · 1 min walk
Moorgate Rail Station
100m · 2 min walk
Liverpool Street Station (Entrance)
367m · 6 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Moorgate Underground Station
51m · 1 min walk
Liverpool Street Underground Station
349m · 6 min walk
Liverpool Street Station
382m · 6 min walk

Bus Stops

Moorgate Station (Stop L)
17m · 0 min walk
London Wall / Moorgate Station (Stop A)
109m · 2 min walk
Great Swan Alley (->S)
204m · 3 min walk
Eldon Street (Stop V)
245m · 4 min walk
London Wall (->N)
249m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
175
Fatal
0
Serious
44
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 175 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 44 serious and 131 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

35 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in City of London is 161 (the median across 9 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:20,594

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across City of London council

High demand council-wide23.00 applications per place

Places available

1

Applications

23

Got 1st preference

65.2%

Got preferred school

95.7%

All secondary applications across City of London council (2026/27), not just this school.

Questions parents ask about Fashion Retail Academy

What is the catchment area for Fashion Retail Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Fashion Retail Academy is oversubscribed, City of London allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to Fashion Retail Academy?

Apply through City of London's coordinated admissions process, naming Fashion Retail Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

How many road collisions happen near Fashion Retail Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 175 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 44 serious and 131 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 35 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in City of London is 161 (the median across 9 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Fashion Retail Academy?

Fashion Retail Academy is at 84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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