{"id":474590,"date":"2026-03-23T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=474590"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:31:18","slug":"city-of-london-academy-southwark-receives-glowing-ofsted-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/city-of-london-academy-southwark-receives-glowing-ofsted-report\/","title":{"rendered":"City of London Academy Southwark receives glowing Ofsted report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>City of London Academy in Bermondsey has received a glittering Ofsted rating with inspectors praising its &#8216;culture of reading&#8217; and high-achieving pupils. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-selective South Bermondsey secondary school and sixth-form was also praised for its &#8220;ambitious curriculum&#8221; and the &#8220;deep subject knowledge&#8221; of its teachers in its latest Ofsted report card.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The report said pupils &#8220;consistently achieve highly across the curriculum\u201d with progress and attainment for disadvantaged pupils remaining above the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"XhYj0OztnEADuS9oBMUeKaI8mD4hvsYQnccGZMZpTGCiUm5s31FLj5bON6rF7b8vfXdxgpC32I\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RSANtJh3SM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/news-plus\/ive-had-parents-quote-the-european-convention-on-human-rights-to-me-bermondsey-headteacher-on-spearheading-the-smartphone-ban\/\">\u201cI\u2019ve had parents quote the European Convention on Human Rights to me\u201d: Bermondsey headteacher on spearheading the smartphone ban<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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