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Fri 14 August 2026

Congratulations, Maksym on your A level success!

Maksym only joined the academy in Year 10 from his native Ukraine but went on to achieve A*AA and secured a place at King’s College London to study Computer Science.

Fri 14 August 2026

A place at Oxford for straight A Jack

Jack achieved A*A*A and was successful in obtaining his place at the University of Oxford to study Maths and Statistics. Well done, Jack!

Tue 4 August 2026

Students selected to represent Great Britain at FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2026

Congratulations to our students, Toby Gass and Andrew Nwokolo, on representing Great Britain at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2026 Division B tournament in Croatia. The team competed against some of Europe's top under-18 sides and finished the tournament with a victory over North Macedonia. We are incredibly proud of Toby and Andrew for representing both Great Britain and our school on the international stage.

Wed 15 July 2026

Arena grand opening: new home of COLA Basketball unveiled

On Tuesday 7 July 2026 City of London Academy Southwark invited guests, colleagues, friends and former academy athletes to the grand opening of our brand new, purpose-built basketball facility. In […]

Tue 23 June 2026

Huge congratulations to Chloe on signing for Columbia Women’s Basketball

We are delighted to celebrate the success of Chloe, a sixth form student from COLA Southwark, who has been announced as one of the newest recruits for the women’s basketball […]

Tue 5 May 2026

From SCITT trainee to qualified science teacher – Natacia’s journey

At City of London Academy Southwark, we are proud to support aspiring teachers through our School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Natacia completed the programme in 2025 and now works at COLA Southwark as a science teacher, having trained with us through SCITT. Her journey highlights the growth, resilience and support that shape future teachers. Watch her video.

Wed 22 April 2026

Just in the news: Southwark performs at City Schools concert

We're pleased to announce that we've been featured in Southwark News. Five schools in the City of London Corporation’s family of schools took part in the 10th anniversary City Schools Concert in the mediaeval Guildhall Great Hall.

Wed 22 April 2026

International Women’s Month @CoLA-S

Last term we celebrated International women’s month at CoLA with a bang!! Boxer, Olympian and Model Ramla Ali delivered an inspirational talk on her Journey, resilience and successes in her […]