SIXTH FORM ADMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN. TO APPLY FOR A PLACE PLEASE CLICK HERE
The City Academy, Hackney has up to 110 places available per year in its Sixth Form.
APPLICATIONS PROCESS FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
Thursday 20 November | Sixth Form Open Evening | 5-8pm
Friday 21 November | Sixth Form applications open for all students.
DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION
Tuesday 16 December | Internal students | Interviews from the week beginning 5 January
Thursday 12 February | External students | Interviews from the week beginning 2 March
TASTER DAY
Saturday 28 Feb | Taster Day (external) | 9am – 12pm
Monday 13 – Tuesday 14 July | Year 11 (internal) Sixth Form Transition Days
ENROLMENT
Thursday 21 August | Internal students | 9am-1pm
Friday 22 August | External students | 9am-1pm
To apply you will need:
- Personal Details
- Contact Information Details
- Course Choices
- Your Predicted Grades
- Personal Statement
If you have any questions about your application please contact sixthformadmissions@thecityacademy.org
Entry requirements
Applicants will need:
- 7 GCSEs including English Language and maths, at grade 9-5
- A minimum of grade 6 in the subjects that you want to study at A level (or their nearest equivalent)*
*Some A levels require a minimum of GCSE grade 7 (see course requirements as outlined in the Course Guide here)
Over-subscription criteria
In the event of the Sixth Form, or a specific course being over-subscribed, after the admissions criteria outlined above have been met (and the admission of students with an EHCP where The City Academy, Hackney is named on the EHCP) the following over-subscription criteria will apply:
- Students who were on roll at The City Academy, Hackney in Year 11
- A looked after child, or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989).
- Students whose siblings currently attend The City Academy, Hackney and will continue to do so on the date of admission.
- Up to nine students resident in the City of London, if more than 9 students apply, selection to be determined by drawing lots.
- Children of staff employed at the academy, where a member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application is being made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
- Students will then be offered places on the basis of the proximity of their home (permanent residence) to the main entrance of The City Academy, Hackney measured in a straight line on a map using a GIS system.