Academy converter · Islington

St Aloysius' College

11–19Ages
341Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
151990URN

Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.3 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Islington

267 applications for 86 places · 5th of 10 in Islington

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.5of 90

Islington 51.5 England 46.0

5th of 9 in Islington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

3.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Islington median (2.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

267 applications · 86 places offered · 54 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Islington median median 2.8
2025 3.6; Islington median median 2.8; as the previous school
2024 4.3; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2023 3.2; Islington median median 2.9; as the previous school
2022 1.3; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Islington median median 3.2; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Islington median median 3.2; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Islington median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Islington median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Islington median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Islington median

Dashed bars: as St Aloysius RC College (URN 100459), the previous school.

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	86	267	3.1	54	0.63
Sep 2025 *	51	185	3.6	31	0.61
Sep 2024 *	61	264	4.3	53	0.87
Sep 2023 *	48	151	3.2	32	0.67
Sep 2022 *	102	129	1.3	32	0.31
Sep 2021 *	99	164	1.7	40	0.40
Sep 2020 *	76	195	2.6	45	0.59
Sep 2019 *	142	283	2.0	82	0.58
Sep 2018 *	176	364	2.1	107	0.61
Sep 2017 *	178	422	2.4	144	0.81
Sep 2016 *	178	442	2.5	141	0.79
Sep 2015 *	156	375	2.4	114	0.73
Sep 2014 *	172	452	2.6	157	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

57 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.55th of 9 in Islington

Islington 51.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%5th of 9 in Islington

Islington 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Islington 72% England 66%

This school
Islington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	57	51.5	49%	72%	–
2024/25 *	63	57.9	57%	76%	–
2023/24 *	93	51.1	57%	66%	+0.46
2022/23 *	137	50.6	53%	71%	+0.16

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

St Aloysius' CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

3.1applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
0.7 km · Islington

Good2024

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
1.3 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Highgate Wood Secondary School
1.4 km · Haringey

2026

3.8applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
Acland Burghley School
1.4 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
Parliament Hill School
1.5 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
William Ellis School
1.5 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Arts and Media School Islington
1.6 km · Islington

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Lift Beacon High
1.9 km · Islington

Good2022

1.9applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151990 · 206/4651
Trust: All Saints' Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 341 on roll
Free school meals: 66.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: St Aloysius RC College (URN 100459)
Address: Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5LY
Local authority: Islington

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