The London Screen Academy

General Info

Education Phase
16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
16 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free 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
146031
Address
Highbury Grove, N5 2AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
863 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
41.6%
Girls
58.4%
First language not English
15.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.6%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
21.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 50.1%
Mixed 17.3%
Other White 11.5%
African 6%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other 4.8%
Irish 1.5%
Indian 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

A-Level Results

A Levels, Average result

This school
34.46, C+
Local authority average, state-funded schools
37.20, B-
England average, state-funded schools
35.94, B-

Best 3

This school
11.04, E
Local authority average, state-funded schools
32.65, C+
England average, state-funded schools
36.64, B-

AAB or higher

This school
0%
Local authority average, state-funded schools
18.4%
England average, state-funded schools
26.9%
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

Subjects entered at 16 to 18

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
PsychologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 324
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)156
English Language and LiteratureGCE A level89
MathematicsGCE A level7
TurkishGCE A level1
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 12
399
172
227
Year 13
374
152
222
Year 14
90
35
55
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Staying in education
50.0%
60.3%
43.0%
Further education
4.0%
3.1%
5.4%
Higher education
28.0%
49.4%
36.8%
Other education
18.0%
7.8%
0.8%
Entering employment
26.0%
19.2%
28.3%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.9%
7.4%
Not in education or employment
16.0%
12.5%
15.6%
Destination unknown
8.0%
7.1%
5.7%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
37.0%
60.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
7.0%
20.9%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
4.0%
2.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022