Arts and Media School Islington
Foundation school · 577 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.3
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The Courtyard Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 76of 72 places
- Free school meals
- 56.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 14
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 22 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 19 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Courtyard Islington in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Courtyard Islington’s own sixth form (Islington average 39%), 5% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 2.0 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Islington, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Every pupil in the 2023 cohort went on to a sustained destination, against 92% across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Islington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Courtyard Islington | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 19 | 1,530 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 5% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 95% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Courtyard Islington | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 2.0 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.20 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 64% | 56% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 40.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 54.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 36% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 1 | 7% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| English Language | 1 | 7% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Mathematics | 1 | 7% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
Other secondary schools in Islington
Central Foundation Boys' School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 892 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Free schools · sixth form · 641 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.3
City of London Academy Islington
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 852 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.8
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Community school · 888 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.