Secondary schools in Islington

There are 10 secondary schools in Islington, teaching 8,051 pupils. Of the 8 with a score, 4 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 2 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Islington All schools in Islington Places within

Pupils from low-income families59%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools4 of 8scored schools in the top two bands

Good or outstanding (old grades)7of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full4 of 10schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size20.9one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Islington

From Islington council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 10 secondary schools, 5 of which filled on distance. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

St Mary Magdalene Academy 300 m
City of London Academy Islington 980 m
Highbury Fields School 1.0 miles
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 1.0 miles
Central Foundation Boys' School 1.3 miles

Source: Islington council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (10)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Central Foundation Boys' SchoolVoluntary · ages 11-18	1,152	44%	No overall grade 2025	91	87 to 94
2	Highbury Fields SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18	733	51%	Outstanding 2022	91	86 to 94
3	St Mary Magdalene AcademyAcademy · ages 4-19	1,561	38%	Outstanding 2023	91	87 to 93
4	Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	888	62%	No overall grade 2025	84	79 to 88
5	City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree school · ages 11-18	641	63%	Good 2024	60	49 to 70
6	City of London Academy Highbury GroveAcademy · ages 11-18	892	59%	Good 2022	54	44 to 65
7	Arts and Media School IslingtonFoundation · ages 11-16	577	67%	Good 2023	22	16 to 31
8	City of London Academy IslingtonAcademy · ages 11-18	852	66%	Not inspected	19	14 to 25
	Lift Beacon HighAcademy · ages 11-16	414	74%	Good 2022	–
	St Aloysius' CollegeAcademy · ages 11-19	341	66%	Good 2022	–

Secondary schools by town in Islington

London10 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Barnet28 schools Croydon24 schools Southwark21 schools Bromley19 schools Tower Hamlets18 schools Ealing17 schools Wandsworth11 schools Newham21 schools Hillingdon22 schools Enfield21 schools Greenwich16 schools Hackney16 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.