City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · 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 Highbury Grove is a secondary school in London, Islington for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 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 | 2.167 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
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; places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 98 first-choice applications for 174 offers, 0.6 per offer and the lowest of 8 Islington secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2026, 98 of the 425 Year 7 applications (23%) came from families living outside Islington, and 30 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the average A level grade was C (England B-).
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
- 8 Highbury Grove, Islington, London, N5 2EQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 892 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “They said that this was because behaviour in class and around the school has improved.”
- “Pupils look out for each other.”
- “They enjoy being part of a school community that is so diverse.”
To improve
- “On occasions, pupils feel that teachers give out detentions for relatively minor issues.”
- “While the help from most teachers for pupils with SEND is effective, some is not.”
- “This affects these pupils’ access to the curriculum and the progress they make.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 2022 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 98 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 98 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.
- Highbury Fields School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- City of London Academy Islington 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lift Beacon High 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arts and Media School Islington 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Central Foundation Boys' School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aloysius' College 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published