Academy converter · Secondary
London · N6 5LY · Islington
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 143659
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Free schools · London · N19 3EU
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
641
Local authority
Islington
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Islington, 641 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 63%.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143659
Location
- Address
- Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway
- Postcode
- N19 3EU
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Islington
- District
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- Boys / girls
- 320 / 321
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 641 / 900 (71%)
- Free school meals
- 63%
- FSM pupils
- 344
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Prince Gennuh
- Telephone
- 02072813536
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-05-15
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 45.5
- Progress 8
- 0.1
- English & maths grade 5+
- 46%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 64%
- EBacc entry
- 50%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2
Absence
Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.
Academic year 2023/24
Overall absence
7.5%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Unauthorised
5.7%
- Authorised absence
- 1.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 643
Recent years
- 2022/23
- Overall 7.3% · Persistent 22.8%
- 2021/22
- Overall 9.5% · Persistent 29.2%