City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a state-funded secondary school in Islington, London, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 641 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 May 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 40.3 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was A- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 69 first-preference applications and 102 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 15 May 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 2 Jul 2024.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Islington |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 102 |
| First-preference applications | 69 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 220 |
| First-preference offers | 69 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 40.3 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 57.4% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 33% |
| EBacc entry | 44.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 27.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 14.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.56 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 45.6 |
| Value added | 0.77 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.53 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 1.01 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 32% |
| Pupils | 25 |
| Average grade | A- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | A- |
| Published progress band | Well above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 31% |
| Sixth-form college | 9.3% |
| Further education college | 47.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 1.6% |
| Not sustained | 5.4% |
| Unknown | 4.7% |
Cohort: 129 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 2.04% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.3% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 5.9% |
| White other | 15.8% |
| Mixed | 12.5% |
| Asian | 11.2% |
| Black | 40.2% |
| Other | 13.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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