Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Islington
- Unique reference
- 100457
- Address
- Donegal Street, Islington, N1 9QG
- Website
- http://www.egaschool.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 880 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 58.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
African 20.1%
Bangladeshi 17.4%
White British 16.8%
Mixed 13.4%
Other 10.7%
Other White 8.4%
Unclassified 6.8%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.7
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.94
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 125
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 8 | 178 0 178 |
| Year 9 | 174 0 174 |
| Year 10 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 11 | 173 0 173 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% |