Community school · Islington

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

11–16Ages
888Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
100457URN

Donegal Street, Islington, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, London, N1 9QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Islington

500 applications for 178 places · 6th of 10 in Islington

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.0of 90

Islington 51.5 England 46.0

4th of 9 in Islington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Islington median (2.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

500 applications · 178 places offered · 166 named it first

2026 2.8; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.5; Islington median median 2.8
2024 2.6; Islington median median 3.0
2023 2.5; Islington median median 2.9
2022 2.8; Islington median median 3.0
2021 2.9; Islington median median 3.0
2020 3.2; Islington median median 3.2
2019 2.9; Islington median median 3.0
2018 3.2; Islington median median 3.2
2017 2.9; Islington median median 3.1
2016 2.6; Islington median median 3.0
2015 2.1; Islington median median 2.8
2014 2.2; Islington median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Islington median in 0 of 13 years.

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	178	500	2.8	166	0.93
Sep 2025	174	433	2.5	168	0.97
Sep 2024	178	463	2.6	179	1.01
Sep 2023	180	452	2.5	142	0.79
Sep 2022	174	495	2.8	180	1.03
Sep 2021	173	502	2.9	163	0.94
Sep 2020	173	550	3.2	181	1.05
Sep 2019	177	515	2.9	186	1.05
Sep 2018	178	571	3.2	192	1.08
Sep 2017	179	524	2.9	191	1.07
Sep 2016	180	462	2.6	185	1.03
Sep 2015	156	331	2.1	123	0.79
Sep 2014	174	388	2.2	144	0.83

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.04th of 9 in Islington

Islington 51.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%4th of 9 in Islington

Islington 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Islington 72% England 66%

This school
Islington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	55.0	54%	75%	–
2024/25	172	52.7	55%	75%	–
2023/24	165	54.0	64%	75%	+0.24
2022/23	179	51.6	53%	73%	+0.07

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

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
City of London Academy Islington
1.1 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1.4 km · Camden

2026

2.1applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Regent High School
1.5 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
St Mary Magdalene Academy
1.6 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

6.4applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
Central Foundation Boys' School
2.0 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
The Camden School for Girls
2.1 km · Camden

Good2022

5.2applications per place 65.1Attainment 8
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
2.1 km · Islington

Good2022

2.4applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Highbury Fields School
2.3 km · Islington

Remains Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 56.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100457 · 206/4324
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 888 on roll
Free school meals: 61.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Donegal Street, Islington, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, London, N1 9QG
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources