Compare Bacon's College and City of London Academy (Southwark) and St Michael's Catholic College
Comparison of secondary schools: Bacon's College (Secondary) in London; City of London Academy (Southwark) (Secondary) in London; St Michael's Catholic College (Secondary) in London — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Bacon's College, City of London Academy (Southwark) and St Michael's Catholic College. They are secondary phase and academy sponsor led and academy converter type located around London. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Michael's Catholic College), published Sep 2013. The lowest is 2 (Bacon's College), published Aug 2022. The most recent inspection on record is for Bacon's College (Aug 2022). average roll around ≈ 1,200, combined total ≈ 3,550, typical FSM 40–45%, range 30–35%–50–55%; spread across trusts such as UNITED LEARNING TRUST, CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST and ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Bacon's College
SE16 6AT
|
City of London Academy (Southwark)
SE1 5LA
|
St Michael's Catholic College
SE16 4UN
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy sponsor led | Secondary • Academy sponsor led | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
London SE16 6AT |
London SE1 5LA |
London SE16 4UN |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 31 Aug 2022 | 2 19 Jan 2022 | 1 3 Sep 2013 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,600 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 950 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1200 | 1200 | 980 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | |
| Trust / Local authority | UNITED LEARNING TRUST | CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST | ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.baconscollege.co.uk | www.cityacademy.co.uk | www.stmichaelscollege.org.uk |
| Telephone | 02072371928 | 02073945100 | 02072326432 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- London
SE16 6AT - Ofsted
- 2 31 Aug 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.baconscollege.co.uk
- Telephone
- 02072371928
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- London
SE1 5LA - Ofsted
- 2 19 Jan 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,600 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Website
- www.cityacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 02073945100
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- London
SE16 4UN - Ofsted
- 1 3 Sep 2013
- Pupils
- ≈ 950 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.stmichaelscollege.org.uk
- Telephone
- 02072326432
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