City of London Academy, Highgate Hill | School performance

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

33%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

418.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

642

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

33%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

418.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

642

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

33%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

418.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

642

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityIslington

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of City of London Academy, Highgate Hill · Secondary with sixth form · Islington

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

57%

-7pp

64%61%57%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

33%

-13pp

48%41%33%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Attainment 8

40.3

-5.2

47.243.840.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.3

EBacc entry

44%

-6pp

77%45%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

EBacc APS

418.5

-52.1

492.0376.2260.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 418.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

45.6

-0.4

46.045.845.6

'24'25

'25 · 45.6

A-level value added

+0.77

+0.8+0.8+0.8

'24'25

'25 · +0.8

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

32%

-16pp

48%40%32%

'24'25

'25 · 32%

Average A-level grade

A-

AAA

'24'25

'25 · A-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

642

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

42%

FSM eligible

65%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway, London, N19 3EU

Local authority

Islington

Website

http://www.highgatehill.cola.org.uk/

Telephone

02072813536

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	57%	33%	40.3	Not applicable	44%	418.5	50%	642
2023/24	64%	46%	45.5	+0.12	50%	470.5	54%	662
2022/23	60%	39%	42.4	-0.22	77%	492.0	78%	675
2021/22	61%	36%	41.1	-0.56	76%	410.1	82%	632
2018/19	58%	48%	47.2	+0.23	13%	260.3	43%	411
2017/18	58%	38%	44.9	+0.06	14%	178.9	28%	335
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	45.6	A-	+0.77	32%	26
2023/24	46.0	A-	+0.78	48%	28
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	642	14.7	16%	42%	65%	7%	18%
2023/24	662	15.8	17%	38%	63%	8%	20%
2022/23	675	15.8	18%	40%	58%	7%	23%
2021/22	632	17.6	19%	39%	58%	10%	29%
2020/21	565	13.5	20%	36%	61%	—	—
2018/19	411	12.7	15%	40%	65%	6%	18%
2017/18	—	12.2	—	—	—	7%	20%