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City of London Academy Islington

SecondaryPost 16

Islington · London · N1 8PQ www.colai.org.uk

Pupils
852
cap. 805
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
1 Apr 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
13 Mar 2019
Full inspectionOutstanding
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15 May 2018
Short inspection
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6 Mar 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 2,408 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Banded last-offer (home-to-school, Islington Council). Published 2026-27 last distances (miles): Band 1 Not applicable; Band 2 Not applicable; Band 3 Not applicable; Band 4 1.496. Stored figure is the furthest published last-offer (Band 4 1.496 miles), not a blended figure across bands. Latest year column only.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Islington allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Islington. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
51%
-11pp
LA
64%
England
66%
73%62%51%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
38%
+0pp
LA
47%
England
46%
53%42%31%
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Attainment 8
40.8
-4.7
LA
47.7
England
46.8
50.345.540.8
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EBacc entry
22%
-16pp
LA
48%
England
41%
82%52%22%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
5.5
-0.7
LA
6.3
England
7.7
7.15.74.3
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.13
Average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
30.2
-2.7
LA
37.0
England
32.4
38.131.925.6
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.12
-0.2
LA
+0.18
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
-9pp
LA
12%
England
14%
18%9%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C
0
B-C+C-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.12
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

90%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education88%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

85%

staying in education or employment

15% did not stay in education or employment

Education65%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment15%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
896
cap. 805
905795685
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
LA AVG 15.07:1
19.416.513.6
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EAL
39%
LA AVG 39.46%
51%43%36%
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FSM eligible
70%
LA AVG 59.82%
78%69%59%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 20.06%
22%18%13%
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Overall absence
14%
LA
9%
England
9%
14%10%5%
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Persistent absence
38%
LA
26%
England
24%
38%25%12%
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Overview

AddressPrebend Street, Islington, London, N1 8PQ
Telephone02072268611
Local authorityIslington
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£9957 spend / pupil£10863 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2551%38%40.8Not applicable22%5.5157
2023/2462%37%45.5+0.1338%6.2155
2022/2368%48%47.6-0.1453%6.8155
2021/2273%53%50.3+0.1761%7.1153
2018/1960%31%41.1-0.0750%4.3113
2017/1870%46%49.1+0.4564%5.0108
2016/1767%45%47.2+0.5082%88
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2530%
2023/2439%
2022/2355%
2021/2263%
2018/1966%
2017/1865%
2016/1790%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2530.2C-0.120%47
2023/2433.0C++0.059%53
2022/2334.4C+4%39
2021/2238.1B-18%47
2018/1932.8C++0.088%69
2017/1825.6C--0.300%48
2016/1730.4C+0.265%48

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2589619.113%39%70%14%38%
2023/2490519.320%44%65%11%31%
2022/2389716.419%39%59%10%33%
2021/2288719.415%36%60%11%35%
2020/2184818.114%39%60%
2018/1980117.422%45%74%6%14%
2017/1875016.421%49%77%5%13%
2016/1768513.617%50%78%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.