Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormCity of London Academy Highbury Grove

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form and City of London Academy Highbury Grove are secondary schools in London.

  • Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and City of London Academy Highbury Grove scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form was judged Good and City of London Academy Highbury Grove was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.4 for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form and 45.4 for City of London Academy Highbury Grove.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (52.9 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at City of London Academy Highbury Grove (45.8 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form versus City of London Academy Highbury Grove compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonStoke Newington School and Sixth FormLondonCity of London Academy Highbury GroveEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking12th of 16 in Hackney 7th of 8 in Islington
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,647 1,010
Capacity1,700 1,200
LocationLondon, N16 9EX London, N5 2EQ
GCSE results
Attainment 848.4 Stronger figure45.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.1% Stronger figure44.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.6% 63.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.7% 45.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.13 4.16 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort254 199
A-level results
A-level entries168 36
A-level average points34.7 Stronger figure30.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points34.6 Stronger figure30.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects14.3% Stronger figure9.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,647 1,010
Free school meals (ever 6)41.1% 60.1%
English as an additional language21.4% 25.0%
SEN support20.2% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% Stronger figure10.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence25.5% Stronger figure28.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

City of London Academy Highbury Grove

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