City of London School
Situated opposite the Tate Modern on the River Thames, 'City' is a vigorously intellectual boys senior school for students aged 10 to 18 (year 6-13).
Ideal student
Bright, independent boys with a genuine enthusiasm for learning and the confidence to throw themselves into all aspects of school life.
Main sports
Football, cricket, water polo, basketball and table tennis, with a varied sports programme that also includes activities such as sailing and climbing.
Stand-out facilities
A striking riverside campus in the heart of the City, with a light-filled library overlooking the Thames.
Saturday school
No, which helps make sport accessible to more pupils across the week.
Did you know?
Founded in 1442, the school was an early academic pioneer, teaching science at a time when most schools still focused almost entirely on classics.
Our takeaway
Academic, diverse and distinctly unflashy, this is a high-performing London boys’ school where intellectual curiosity is taken seriously and privilege feels less pronounced than at many of its peers.
"Most importantly, CLS is a happy school...enabling the development of young men who are comfortable in their own skin, empathetic and outward-looking."
School Information
| Year | A-level (% A*) |
A-level (% A*/A) |
A-level (% A*/B) |
GSCE (% 9/8/7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 74.9 | 93.2 | 95.5 |
| 2024 | 39.1 | 78.4 | 94.6 | 91.2 |
| 2023 | 39.6 | 76 | 94.9 | 92.4 |
| Destination | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Oxbridge | 17% |
| Sutton 13 The 13 best UK universities based on average rankings from surveys: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Imperial, LSE, Nottingham, Oxford, St Andrews, UCL, Warwick, York. | 45% |
| Other UK Universities | 31% |
| Other US Universities | 2% |
| European Universities | 2% |
| Other international Universities | 2% |