OFSTED
20 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Islington
Trust
Islington Arts and Media Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
577
577 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
273
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
304
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
42.3 pts
above England
School
67.1%
Islington
46.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
21.6 pts
above England
School
41.9%
Islington
36.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Islington
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
18.7%
108
Any other Mixed background
16.1%
93
White British
15.9%
92
Any other White background
11.6%
67
Any other ethnic group
11.1%
64
White and Black Caribbean
7.5%
43
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
28.6%
165 of
577 pupils
7.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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
38.3
0.9 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.17 · 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
14.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.65 pts
higher than
England
School
14.87%
Islington
7.74%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
47.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
31.62 pts
higher than
England
School
47.43%
Islington
22.69%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.75 pts
higher than
England
School
8.55%
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
74.0%
18.3 pts
below England
Arts and Media School Islington
74.0%
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.