Secondary schools in Islington
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Islington has 10 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,530 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 39% in a school sixth form, 5% at a sixth form college, 41% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 50% of students in Islington went to university (England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 47.0 against 46.1 for England; 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Islington against England
| Measure | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,530 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Islington
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (10)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Media School IslingtonFoundation school | 577 | 80% | 11% | 60% | 1% | — | 38.3 | 28% |
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,152 | 94% | 63% | 27% | 2% | 63% | 55.2 | 69% |
| City of London Academy Highbury GroveAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 892 | 87% | 34% | 47% | 1% | 62% | 45.4 | 45% |
| City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree schools · sixth form | 641 | 88% | 31% | 47% | 0% | — | 40.3 | 33% |
| City of London Academy IslingtonAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 852 | 88% | 41% | 46% | 1% | 65% | 40.8 | 38% |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolCommunity school | 888 | 89% | 41% | 41% | 0% | — | 52.7 | 55% |
| Highbury Fields SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 733 | 92% | 60% | 30% | 0% | 61% | 57.4 | 62% |
| Lift Beacon HighAcademy converter | 414 | 78% | 9% | 63% | 1% | — | 29.5 | 16% |
| St Aloysius' CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 341 | 92% | 52% | 30% | 1% | 89% | 57.9 | 57% |
| St Mary Magdalene AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,561 | 92% | 48% | 41% | 2% | 59% | 59.3 | 71% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | 67.5 | 91% |
| The London Screen Academysixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 867 | — | — | — | — | 28% | — | — |
| Richard Cloudesley Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 109 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Samuel Rhodes MLD Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 130 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Bridge Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 260 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Courtyard Islingtonstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 76 | 100% | 0% | 5% | 0% | — | 2.0 | 0% |