City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Islington Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a secondary school in London, Islington for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 3.271 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.62 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 69 first-choice applications for 102 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 33 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 40.3 (England 46).
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade A- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway, London, N19 3EU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 641 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders have set high expectations for all pupils.”
- “As a result, pupils deepen their interests and widen their horizons.”
- “Visits to universities raise pupils’ aspirations.”
To improve
- “Although some training has taken place to develop ways to support pupils with SEND, sometimes teaching and resources are not routinely well adapted to meet the specific learning needs of individual pupils.”
- “However, sometimes learning and resources are not carefully adapted to enable all pupils to complete this independent work.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not helped to deepen their understanding as securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | A- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 69 first-preference applications, 102 offers in total, 69 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- St Aloysius' College 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arts and Media School Islington 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift Beacon High 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highbury Fields School 1.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- City of London Academy Highbury Grove 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City of London Academy Islington 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Central Foundation Boys' School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published