Highbury Fields School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B72
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, N5 1AR
- Distance
- 0.4km away
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington, London, N5 2EQ
Local ranking7th of 9 secondary schools in Islington
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 April 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 162
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 15.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
36
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 92
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1010
- Boys
- 565 (63%)
- Girls
- 327 (37%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (74% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 60.1%
- EAL
- 25.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £12,005/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
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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: 20.7%
- White British: 18.1%
- White Other: 13.2%
- Other: 9.8%
- Mixed Other: 9.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.9%
- Black Caribbean: 6.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.5%
20.7%
Black African
18.1%
White British
13.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
8 Highbury Grove
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 144962
- UKPRN
- 10065100
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
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