City of London Academy Islington
About the school
City of London Academy Islington is an open secondary school in Islington.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 April 2025
- Published
- 13 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.8
- Islington
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Islington
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.60%
- Islington
- 48.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.00%
- Islington
- 64.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 21.70%
- Islington
- 47.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.49
- Islington
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.23
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
896
Girls
44.98%
Boys
55.02%
SEN support
8.37%
Education, health and care plan
4.80%
English as an additional language
38.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
70.06%
Overall absence
14.14
Persistent absence
37.89
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
155
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
34
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
65%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
15%