City Heights E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led in London, Lambeth.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 460 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1100 |
| Free school meals | 54.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | E-ACT |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Address | 33 Abbots Park, Tulse Hill, London, SW2 3PW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://cityheightsacademy.e-act.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02036914600 |
| URN | 137954 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 December 2025, published 1 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 September 2021, published 13 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Elmgreen School (secondary school, about 0.8 km)
- Dunraven School (all-through school, about 1.1 km)
- Trinity Academy (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- Harris Academy Clapham (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- Kingsdale Foundation School (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.