Highbury Fields School

State-Funded School

highbury-fields-school-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington NorthConstituency

N5 1ARPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highbury Fields School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 733 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.9%
EBacc average point score: 5.26

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

11%

Black

27%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

733

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

48%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 733
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.