London Nautical, City of London Academy
Secondary schoolLondon Nautical, City of London Academy is a secondary school in Lambeth, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 510 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at London Nautical, City of London Academy was 42.0, against 45.8 in Lambeth and 46.2 in England.
43.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43.3% | 45.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.7% | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 67 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Friars Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Oasis Academy South Bank PrimaryPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- City of London SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file800 m
- Haberdashers' Borough AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- DLD CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file870 m
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lambeth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).