Secondary schools in London

There are 10 secondary schools in London (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 London All schools in London

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

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	–

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.