City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 16 2024 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
- 662 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 38.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
African 26.1%
Other White 18%
Mixed 12.9%
Other 11.8%
Caribbean 9.8%
White British 8.8%
Bangladeshi 6.5%
Other Black 2.4%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
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
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 56 58 |
| Year 8 | 125 56 69 |
| Year 9 | 135 70 65 |
| Year 10 | 120 74 46 |
| Year 11 | 114 55 59 |
| Year 12 | 27 10 17 |
| Year 13 | 27 13 14 |
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% |