City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

School overview

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a secondary school serving London, Islington, classified by the DfE as a free school. It has 642 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 40.3 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 5.2 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

33% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 57% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 65% 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. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.