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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 4 October 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry442 applications · 136 places offered · 98 named it first
- 2026 3.3; Islington median median 2.8
- 2025 3.4; Islington median median 2.8
- 2024 3.3; Islington median median 3.0
- 2023 3.5; Islington median median 2.9
- 2022 3.3; Islington median median 3.0
- 2021 4.0; Islington median median 3.0
- 2020 4.1; Islington median median 3.2
- 2019 4.0; Islington median median 3.0
- 2018 4.1; Islington median median 3.2
- 2017 3.1; Islington median median 3.1
- 2016 3.0; Islington median median 3.0
- 2015 2.8; Islington median median 2.8
- 2014 3.2; Islington median median 3.2
- This school
- Islington median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 136 | 442 | 3.3 | 98 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2025 | 137 | 462 | 3.4 | 131 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 140 | 456 | 3.3 | 125 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 138 | 479 | 3.5 | 144 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 | 138 | 452 | 3.3 | 124 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 139 | 549 | 4.0 | 116 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2020 | 139 | 574 | 4.1 | 180 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2019 | 139 | 562 | 4.0 | 158 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 139 | 569 | 4.1 | 168 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 140 | 439 | 3.1 | 94 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2016 | 138 | 415 | 3.0 | 100 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2015 | 125 | 352 | 2.8 | 93 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2014 | 140 | 442 | 3.2 | 110 | 0.79 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 138 | 56.2 | 65% | 86% | – |
| 2024/25 | 134 | 57.4 | 62% | 81% | – |
| 2023/24 | 127 | 51.4 | 57% | 73% | +0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | 57.1 | 65% | 84% | +0.82 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Highbury Fields SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20223.3applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · IslingtonGood20222.4applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · IslingtonOutstanding20236.4applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · HackneyRemains Good20223.1applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · IslingtonStandards maintained20253.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · IslingtonGood20232.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · IslingtonGood20221.9applications per place
- 2.1 km · HackneyGood20241.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Hackney20262.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 100455 · 206/4307
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 733 on roll
- Free school meals
- 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AR
- Local authority
- Islington
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources