Highbury Fields School

Highbury Fields School at a glance

Located in London, Islington, Highbury Fields School is a girls' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 729 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 57.4 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 6.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of secondary schools in England.

62% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 81% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 54% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Highbury Fields School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.