Ofsted report
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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 tableAdmissions 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.
- LA
- 64%
- England
- 66%
- LA
- 47%
- England
- 46%
- LA
- 47.7
- England
- 46.8
- LA
- 48%
- England
- 41%
- LA
- 6.3
- England
- 7.7
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Progress 8 compared with other schools
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
- LA
- 37.0
- England
- 32.4
- LA
- +0.18
- LA
- 12%
- England
- 14%
Value added compared with other schools
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
After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25
85%
staying in education or employment
15% did not stay in education or employment
Pupils & context
2024/25
- LA
- 9%
- England
- 9%
- LA
- 26%
- England
- 24%
Overview
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near N1 8PQ. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
Last published allocation was 2,667 m. This address is 996 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Last published allocation was 1,622 m. This address is 1,139 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 1,452 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Establishment history
Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.
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 | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 51% | 38% | 40.8 | Not applicable | 22% | 5.5 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 37% | 45.5 | +0.13 | 38% | 6.2 | 155 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 48% | 47.6 | -0.14 | 53% | 6.8 | 155 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 53% | 50.3 | +0.17 | 61% | 7.1 | 153 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 31% | 41.1 | -0.07 | 50% | 4.3 | 113 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 46% | 49.1 | +0.45 | 64% | 5.0 | 108 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 45% | 47.2 | +0.50 | 82% | — | 88 |
More fields
| Year | EBacc lang entry |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 39% |
| 2022/23 | 55% |
| 2021/22 | 63% |
| 2018/19 | 66% |
| 2017/18 | 65% |
| 2016/17 | 90% |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30.2 | C | -0.12 | 0% | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 33.0 | C+ | +0.05 | 9% | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | C+ | — | 4% | 39 |
| 2021/22 | 38.1 | B- | — | 18% | 47 |
| 2018/19 | 32.8 | C+ | +0.08 | 8% | 69 |
| 2017/18 | 25.6 | C- | -0.30 | 0% | 48 |
| 2016/17 | 30.4 | C | +0.26 | 5% | 48 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 896 | 19.1 | 13% | 39% | 70% | 14% | 38% |
| 2023/24 | 905 | 19.3 | 20% | 44% | 65% | 11% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 897 | 16.4 | 19% | 39% | 59% | 10% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 887 | 19.4 | 15% | 36% | 60% | 11% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 848 | 18.1 | 14% | 39% | 60% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 801 | 17.4 | 22% | 45% | 74% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 750 | 16.4 | 21% | 49% | 77% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 685 | 13.6 | 17% | 50% | 78% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.