Highbury Fields School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Islington | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Highbury Fields School

SecondaryPost 16

Islington · London · N5 1AR http://www.highburyfields.islington.sch.uk/

Pupils
733
cap. 1,050
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
27 Sep 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
4 Oct 2016
Full inspectionOutstanding
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18 Jan 2012
Full inspectionGood
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10 Nov 2010
Curriculum and development visit
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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 1,595 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Home-to-school last-offer 0.991 miles (2026-27 column). Girls Community. Little published criterion text beyond distance. Islington Council. 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
81%
+7pp
LA
64%
England
66%
84%73%61%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
62%
+5pp
LA
47%
England
46%
65%55%44%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
57.4
+6.0
LA
47.7
England
46.8
57.453.249.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
48%
+18pp
LA
48%
England
41%
63%47%31%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
7.0
+1.3
LA
6.3
England
7.7
7.46.65.8
'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)+0.43
Above average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
40.0
+7.0
LA
37.0
England
32.4
40.032.024.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.34
+0.7
LA
+0.18
+0.3-0.1-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
+8pp
LA
12%
England
14%
21%11%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
+1
BCD
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.34
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education92%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

76%

staying in education or employment

12% did not stay in education or employment

12% no destination recorded

Education63%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment12%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
729
cap. 1,050
773751729
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.7
LA AVG 15.07:1
14.113.212.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
52%
LA AVG 39.46%
60%55%50%
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FSM eligible
54%
LA AVG 59.82%
75%63%51%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
19%
LA AVG 20.06%
19%18%16%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
9%
England
9%
9%7%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
22%
LA
26%
England
24%
27%20%13%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressHighbury Hill, London, N5 1AR
Telephone02072881888
Local authorityIslington
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£11530 spend / pupil£11247 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView 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
2024/2581%62%57.4Not applicable48%7.0134
2023/2473%57%51.4+0.4331%5.8127
2022/2384%65%57.1+0.8252%7.1134
2021/2278%62%55.8+0.6049%6.6131
2018/1984%65%57.4+0.8263%7.4139
2017/1877%54%52.8+0.7640%6.1132
2016/1761%44%49.1+0.4738%120
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2554%
2023/2436%
2022/2357%
2021/2253%
2018/1967%
2017/1855%
2016/1749%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.0B+0.3418%29
2023/2433.0C+-0.3510%45
2022/2329.1C3%53
2021/2230.5C3%44
2018/1930.1C-0.2021%51
2017/1828.3C--0.113%53
2016/1724.1D+-0.560%51

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2572913.719%52%54%8%22%
2023/2474712.519%50%51%9%27%
2022/2376712.718%55%54%9%27%
2021/2276812.418%58%53%8%23%
2020/2177214.118%56%58%
2018/1977312.816%58%71%6%17%
2017/1877213.017%60%71%6%13%
2016/1776512.718%58%75%6%14%

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