The City Academy, Hackney
Academy sponsor led secondary school in London (Hackney).
Location
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A warm welcome from our Principal, Anna Sarchet at The City Academy Hackney, we are dedicated to providing all the students in our community with the best possible educational opportunities. We believe excellence is achieved through three key ingredients: clear structures, high expectations and strong relationships.
Our outstanding curriculum is built around The City Experience which places equal value on academic, creative, sporting, linguistic and personal development. We pride ourselves on being a school which offers young people a warm and supportive environment, enabling them to meet our very high expectations.
Our inspirational staff are skilled and committed and we are generously supported by City of London Academies Trust . As a result, our students make exceptional progress . As a member of City of London Academies Trust we benefit from the support of a trust that shares our founding principals. Our strong relationship has grown since the foundation of the academy in 2009.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 135835
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2009
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Thompson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Perry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Anthony Boateng | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Georgina Carey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mercy Haggerty | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Sinem Zeki Ahmed | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Victoria Ayodeji | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ashleigh Hope | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ayla Brewer | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Anna Sarchet | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Miss Hannah Cool | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2021 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Perry Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Olivia Willis Former | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Debra Robinson Former | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nasir Uddin Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record