OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Islington
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,152
1,152 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
85
7.4% of pupils
Male pupils
1,067
92.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.2 pts
above England
School
42.0%
Islington
46.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.5 pts
above England
School
27.8%
Islington
36.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Islington
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
21.5%
248
African
16.4%
189
Any other Mixed background
13.1%
151
Bangladeshi
12.0%
138
Any other White background
11.5%
133
Any other ethnic group
9.3%
107
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.3%
303 of
1,152 pupils
5.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
55.2
16.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.71 pts
higher than
England
School
6.93%
Islington
7.74%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.08 pts
higher than
England
School
18.90%
Islington
22.69%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
In line with
England
School
1.80%
Islington
2.15%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.7%
17.4 pts
above England
Central Foundation Boys' School
109.7%
Islington
78.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.