Admissions: applying to join The City Academy, Hackney
Applications for places at the academy will be made in accordance with the Hackney Education coordinated admission arrangements. For further information, please visit the Local Authority website.
How to apply
Applications to the academy must be made through the eAdmissions website. To apply, you must register first. Typically, applications should be made between the start of September and the end of October during the academic year before starting secondary school. For more information, please refer to our step-by-step admissions timeline, below.
Admissions timeline: a step-by-step guide
Register on eAdmissions website
To apply for a year 7 place at The City Academy, Hackney you must register and apply through the eAdmissions website.
Attend our open evening or open morning
We hold an open evening and open morning during September and October each year for prospective Year 7 students and families.
Apply to join us
You must apply to join us by the end of October deadline to submit an in-time application. All applications must be made through the eAdmissions website.
Places are offered on National Offer Day in March
Offers of secondary school places will be made at the beginning of March for the following September. Places must be accepted or declined within a two-week period from the offer day.