City of London Academy Highbury Grove

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington NorthConstituency

N5 2EQPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

City of London Academy Highbury Grove is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 892 pupils. City of London Academy Highbury Grove is part of City of London Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.16

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

Black

27%

Mixed

22%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

892

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 892
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: City of London Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
31 Mar 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.