Highbury Fields School
About the school
Highbury Fields School 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
- 28 September 2022
- Published
- 13 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 57.4
- 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
- 61.90%
- Islington
- 48.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.60%
- Islington
- 64.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 48.50%
- Islington
- 47.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.26
- Islington
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40
AAB or better
- School
- 17.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
729
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
17.42%
Education, health and care plan
1.78%
English as an additional language
52.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
54.11%
Overall absence
8.39
Persistent absence
22.3
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
134
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
51
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
61%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
12%