City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, London, N19 3EU
641 pupils · 71% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Islington
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 May 2024, published 2 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 102 | 69 | 220 | 98 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 72 | 233 | 86 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 78 | 57 | 211 | 78 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 114 | 80 | 282 | 114 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 134 | 128 | 433 | 134 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 137 | 144 | 457 | 137 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 136 | 111 | 447 | 136 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 138 | 93 | 420 | 138 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Aloysius' College 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Arts and Media School Islington 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Acland Burghley School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Highgate Wood Secondary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lift Beacon High 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.