Applying for Entry to Year 7

The City of London Academy, Islington is a new 11 – 19 mixed, comprehensive Academy sponsored by the City of London Corporation and City University.

Our sixth form; COLAI 6 offers students from all backgrounds, exciting opportunities for further studies at A Level  Applications for places at COLAI 6 are invited for September 2012. Visit this page for information on how to apply to COLAI 6.

City Academies are publicly funded independent schools.   We are a centre of excellence and we provide high quality education for children from the City of London, Islington and the surrounding areas.   The educational vision for the Academy is based on a culture of high expectation and achievement within a caring community.

We expect high standards of behaviour and achievement from Academy students to ensure that all students have every opportunity to succeed and indeed, from parents through their support for their children.   A high quality, wide ranging curriculum is offered both within the school day and after school.   

The Academy’s specialism is Business and Enterprise.

Calendar for Applications for September 2012 Entry:

EVENT /ACTION DATE
 COLA-I Open Day Events

 Saturday 17th September - Open House

20th, 21st and 22nd September (9am - 10:0am)

Wednesday 21st September - Evening presentation (6pm - 7:30pm)

Saturday 8th October (9am - 1:30pm)

11th, 12th and 19th October (9am - 10:30am)

 

 CEA to forward Academy waiting list to the Academy  End of September
Deadline of the Academy applications; including SEN/statemented students w/c 28th October 2011
Islington residents applications sent to the Academy w/c 7th November 2011
PAN London applications w/c 7th November 2011
All other applications sent to the Academy; including out-borough applications w/c 28th November 2011
The Academy to assess their applications in accordance with the published admissions criteria (band-testing) 28th November 2011
First Testing Saturday 10th December 2011
Marking papers begins 12th December 2011
Deadline for late applications considered to be on-time to PLR 19th December 2011
Second and Mop-up Testing Saturday 7th January 2012
The Academy to send back electronic list of applicants in banded rank order to the Admissions section of the borough 9th January 2012
 Exchange of potential offers and declines through PLR
 3rd February - 17th February 2012
 PAN London data checking exercise of pupil offer and decline data shared through PLR
 Approx 17th - 24th February 2012
 CEA to send own admitting authority schools a list of offers to confirm accuracy
 Approx 20th February 2012
 Parents to be notified (first class) of place at the Academy
Approx 27th February 2012
 CEA to notify all secondary schools of offers
 Approx 27th February 2012
 Parents accept/reject offer deadline
 Approx 12th March 2012
 Deadline for submitting appeals
 Approx 23rd March 2012
 LA will pass information to schools within Islington (or for out-borough schools to the maintaining LA on parents who have accepted or declined a place)
 End of March 2012
 Borough wide transition conference
 Mid - June
 Year 7 Parents Interview Day
 Thursday 21st June 2012
 Year 7 Student Transition Day
 Thursday 28th June 2012 &Friday 29th June 2012
 

 

Prospectus

Contact Details

City of London Academy – Islington
Prebend Street
Islington
London
N1 8PQ

Telephone: 020 7226 8611
Email: info@colai.org.uk
Principal: Ms Ann Palmer