# City of London Academy Highbury Grove

City of London Academy Highbury Grove is a secondary school in Islington, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 892 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144962. [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 892
- Council: Islington
- URN: 144962

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 April 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at City of London Academy Highbury Grove was 44.0, against 47.1 in Islington and 46.2 in England.
38.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 47.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.9% | 48% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 65.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 162 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Samuel Rhodes MLD School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-rhodes-mld-school-e100469): 90 m. Special. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [The London Screen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-london-screen-academy-e146031): 340 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Highbury Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-fields-school-e100455): 410 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Drayton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-park-primary-school-e100402): 570 m. Primary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Canonbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canonbury-primary-school-e131773): 580 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Courtyard Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-courtyard-islington-e139418): 640 m. Special. School remains Good, February 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144962)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144962)

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