Highbury Fields School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Islington
- Unique reference
- 100455
- Address
- Highbury Hill, N5 1AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 747 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 50.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
African 20.9%
Other White 17%
Mixed 16.1%
White British 15.5%
Other 11.6%
Bangladeshi 11.2%
Caribbean 3.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.82
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 54%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.1
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.29
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Highbury Fields School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 97
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 138 0 138 |
| Year 8 | 135 0 135 |
| Year 9 | 140 0 140 |
| Year 10 | 138 0 138 |
| Year 11 | 127 0 127 |
| Year 12 | 28 0 28 |
| Year 13 | 41 0 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 90.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 45.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 6.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 66.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 27.9% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.5% 2.2% |