An enjoyable, challenging and relevant curriculum
The core purpose of the academy is to help students learn. We do this by developing comprehensive, detailed teaching and learning strategies that foster excellent academic progress.
The City Academy, Hackney ensures all students have the essential skills to achieve in later life and opportunities to excel in every subject. The academy provides:
- a strong core curriculum that supports literacy and numeracy
- a range of learning pathways to offer support and challenge the more able
- innovative and stimulating learning experiences
Outstanding progress at Key Stage 3
Our students’ learning and progress are at the heart of everything we do and this is evident, not only in our most recent OFSTED report, but also in the academy’s results.
Key Stage 3 covers year 7 to year 9. Students study an engaging programme that covers all National Curriculum subjects. This includes:
Art
Computing
Design & Technology
Drama
English
French or Spanish
Geography
History
Maths
Music
PE
PSHCE
RE
Science
The table below shows the number of periods per week that each year group spends on each subject:
Top attainment at Key Stage 4
All students study GCSEs in English, maths and science, and there is a wide selection of options across the remaining subjects. There are four pathways for students to follow at The City Academy Hackney. A pathway will be recommended based on their prior and current attainment. The majority of students follow the English Baccalaureate in Key Stage 4. Our GCSE options subjects include many of those taught throughout Key Stage 3 such as art, music and technology as well as additional choices including computing and economics.
The table below shows the number of periods per week that each year group spends on each subject:
