City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

State-Funded School

city-of-london-academy-highgate-hill-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington NorthConstituency

N19 3EUPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 641 pupils. City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is part of City of London Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33%
EBacc average point score: 3.64

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

11%

Black

40%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

14%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

641

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

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: 641
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: City of London Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
29 Apr 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.