Highbury Fields School
Secondary schoolHighbury Fields School is a secondary school in Islington, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 733 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 28 September 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Highbury Fields School was 56.2, against 47.1 in Islington and 46.2 in England.
64.5% 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 | 56.2 | 47.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64.5% | 48% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86.2% | 65.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 138 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- The London Screen AcademySixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file260 m
- Drayton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- City of London Academy Highbury GroveSecondary. Good (overall), April 2022. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Samuel Rhodes MLD SchoolSpecial. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met490 m
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Islington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).