City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Islington
- Unique reference
- 143659
- Address
- Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway, N19 3EU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 675 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 39.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
African 24.1%
Other White 18.1%
Mixed 13.2%
White British 10.8%
Caribbean 10.8%
Other 10.5%
Bangladeshi 6.1%
Other Black 2.8%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 54%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 58 79 |
| Year 8 | 128 64 64 |
| Year 9 | 133 74 59 |
| Year 10 | 115 55 60 |
| Year 11 | 131 70 61 |
| Year 12 | 31 14 17 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 91.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 40.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 42.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 35.0% 8.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
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