OFSTED
15 May 2024
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
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Islington
Trust
CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
641
641 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
321
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
320
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.1 pts
above England
School
55.9%
Islington
46.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.1 pts
above England
School
43.4%
Islington
36.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Islington
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
30.1%
193
Any other White background
15.6%
100
Any other ethnic group
13.9%
89
Caribbean
7.8%
50
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
45
Bangladeshi
6.1%
39
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
18.1%
116 of
641 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 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
40.3
1.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 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
7.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.12 pts
higher than
England
School
7.34%
Islington
7.74%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.98 pts
higher than
England
School
17.79%
Islington
22.69%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
3.79%
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
71.2%
21.1 pts
below England
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
71.2%
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.