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Skinners' Academy

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formHackney, London · London N4 1SYTrust: Skinners' Academies TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
939of 1,150 places
Free school meals
64.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
176
Ofsted
Report card, 14 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Skinners' Company's School for Girls (URN 100283, until 6 September 2010).

What the data says

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 at Skinners' Academy in 2023, 35% stayed on in Skinners' Academy’s own sixth form (Hackney average 53%), 35% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 61 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Hackney 53%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.4 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Hackney, with 42% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hackney and England.

Skinners' Academy
Hackney
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSkinners' AcademyHackneyEngland
Pupils in the cohort1712,449607,348
Any sustained destination90%92%92%
Stayed in education88%91%86%
— school sixth form35%53%34%
— sixth form college18%10%13%
— further education college35%26%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship1%1%3%
Employment2%1%3%
No sustained destination6%5%6%
Destination unknown4%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Skinners' Academy
Hackney
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSkinners' AcademyHackneyEngland
Students in the cohort611,616541,441
Any sustained destination82%79%79%
University (higher education)62%53%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students19%27%19%
Further education2%5%5%
Apprenticeship2%3%7%
Employment15%14%28%
No sustained destination11%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSkinners' AcademyHackneyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.450.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%49%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%70%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects46%61%41%
EBacc average point score4.234.614.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort56%54%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils42.345.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils51.656.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language71%42%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language177100%89%15%20%69%
English Literature176100%86%16%21%76%
Mathematics176100%88%17%22%72%
Combined Science15990%65%5%9%65%
History7140%41%31%26%75%
Geography5330%41%9%25%60%
Spanish4727%19%36%27%74%
Religious Studies4626%31%20%32%76%
Business Studies4526%18%13%20%62%
Physical Education4526%11%16%24%69%
Art and Design4023%7%13%24%95%
Economics2715%1%22%34%48%
Media Studies2615%4%4%20%62%
French2514%18%20%29%76%
Turkish2414%0%63%71%96%
Psychology2414%3%38%22%75%
Music2213%5%5%33%55%
Design and Technology1810%11%17%23%50%
Polish1710%1%82%84%100%
Chemistry169%23%88%47%100%
Physics169%23%81%46%100%
Biology169%23%100%45%100%
Drama148%7%14%27%29%
Computer Science137%13%31%30%92%
Textiles127%2%0%27%17%
Portuguese32%0%50%
Italian21%0%53%
Arabic21%1%47%
Japanese11%0%53%
Graphic Communication11%1%23%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2558%
Health Studies1740%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1637%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSkinners' AcademyHackneyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study102
— of whom A level students431,016261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry32.6136.7635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects6%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology2149%13%
Psychology1535%23%
History1228%13%
Business Studies1023%13%
Mathematics921%31%
Economics819%13%
Chemistry819%17%
Turkish716%0%
English Literature614%11%
Biology614%20%
English Language4%
Politics6%
Japanese0%
Further Mathematics5%
Media Studies4%
Polish0%
Spanish2%
Art and Design1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Childcare SkillsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Hackney

Clapton Girls' Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,169 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.4

Haggerston School

Academy converter · sixth form · 939 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.