City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, N5 2EQ
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AR
Local ranking3rd of 9 secondary schools in Islington
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 September 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 56.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 86.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 138
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
19
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 36.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 51
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 729
- Boys
- 3 (0%)
- Girls
- 730 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (70% full)
- SEND
- 19.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 54.1%
- EAL
- 52.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,530/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 21.1%
- White British: 16.7%
- White Other: 15.4%
- Other: 13.5%
- Mixed Other: 11.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 9.8%
- Black Caribbean: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
21.1%
Black African
16.7%
White British
15.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Highbury Hill
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 100455
- UKPRN
- 10003067
- Establishment No.
- 4307
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