Plashet, City of London Academy, London

In its own words: "At Plashet, we recognise that the personal development of students, spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, plays a significant part in their ability to learn and achieve."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The school is, due to high demand, admitting 10 forms entry, in other words, 300 girls, into its Year 7 from September 2018. Plashet School is housed in two main buildings on opposite sides of Plashet Grove that are linked by the award-winning Plashet Unity Bridge."

Plashet, City of London Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as Plashet School (URN 102782), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 54.9 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

For September 2026 entry, 221 families put Plashet, City of London Academy as their first choice and 656 named it as one of their preferences, for 287 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 Plashet, City of London Academy are Little Ilford School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5); St Angela's Ursuline School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.2); Langdon Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); and St Bonaventure's RC School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.5).

Plashet, City of London Academy is one of 12 schools run by City of London Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 291 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 13% to a further education college and 0% to an apprenticeship.

57.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 126 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 22 (1.5%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is East Ham Station, about 120 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plashet School, 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Plashet, City of London Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

The primary schools closest to Plashet, City of London Academy are Lathom Junior School (0.2 miles), Kensington Primary School (0.3 miles), Hartley Primary School (0.4 miles) and William Davies Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.