GCSE Results Day
Published: Thu 21 August 2025The City Academy, Hackney Celebrates Top Grades
Students celebrating their top grades: an incredible 48 grade 9s and 33 grade 8s between them.
Students from The City Academy Hackney celebrated another year of great results, achieving an impressive haul of top grades.
John-Lucas Collins Fay achieved 7 grade 9s and 4 grade 8s and has won the highly competitive and prestigious Orwell Award. The award provides him with a fully funded scholarship to top public school, Eton College. John Lucas said: “I’m so grateful for all the support provided by the teachers. I’m really excited to be going to Eton College, but will always come back to see everyone at The City Academy, Hackney.”
Anna Sarchet, Principal, said “The students never fail to impress: once again this is an excellent set of results across the board and our students continue to make both staff and parents extremely proud.”
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About The City Academy, Hackney
Our mission: to develop highly qualified and skilled young adults who achieve to the best of their ability, display the highest standards of professionalism and are ethical, active citizens fully committed to supporting their local and global community.
The City Academy, Hackney offers all students an outstanding opportunity to learn and achieve in a purpose-built environment with access to the highest standards of teaching, support and challenge.
The City Academy Hackney is a member of the City of London Academies Trust, which runs the City of London Corporation’s sponsored academies. The City of London Corporation sponsors 10 Academies across Hackney, Newham, Islington, and Southwark.
The City Corporation has been named twice by social mobility charity, Sutton Trust, as the UK’s best academy sponsor for empowering pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to perform above the national average, and the leading academy sponsor for Progress 8 and Attainment 8, which track pupil progress and achievement.
For more information visit: www.thecityacademyhackney.org