Arts and Media School Islington
Foundation school · 577 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.3
Free schools
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
- Pupils on roll
- 641of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 63.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 115
- Ofsted
- Good, 15 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls (URN 100460, until 1 September 2017).
What the data says
Of the 129 pupils who finished Year 11 at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill in 2023, 31% stayed on in City of London Academy, Highgate Hill’s own sixth form (Islington average 39%), 47% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
A level grades average A-, well above the England average of B-; 32% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Psychology and Chemistry.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.3 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Islington, with 33% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Islington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 129 | 1,530 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 31% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.3 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 44% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 60% | 56% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.8 | 40.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.5 | 54.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 36% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 115 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 63% |
| Mathematics | 115 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 64% |
| English Literature | 112 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 99 | 86% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 52% |
| Geography | 42 | 37% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 52% |
| History | 32 | 28% | 41% | 47% | 26% | 75% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 27% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 58% |
| French | 26 | 23% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 85% |
| Spanish | 25 | 22% | 19% | 12% | 27% | 68% |
| Business Studies | 25 | 22% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 80% |
| Sociology | 21 | 18% | 4% | 24% | 21% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 17% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 60% |
| Media Studies | 18 | 16% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 13% | 31% | 27% | 32% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 14 | 12% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 36% |
| Biology | 12 | 10% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 83% |
| Physics | 11 | 10% | 23% | 64% | 46% | 91% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 10% | 23% | 73% | 47% | 91% |
| Textiles | 10 | 9% | 2% | 20% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 7 | 6% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 86% |
| Economics | 7 | 6% | 1% | 0% | 34% | 71% |
| Turkish | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Persian | 3 | 3% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 21 | 84% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 12 | 48% | — |
| Multimedia | 12 | 48% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 75 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 25 | 472 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 45.56 | 37.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 32% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 12 | 48% | 31% |
| Psychology | 11 | 44% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 44% | 17% |
| Economics | 10 | 40% | 13% |
| Biology | 10 | 40% | 20% |
| Politics | 9 | 36% | 6% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Islington
Central Foundation Boys' School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 892 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
City of London Academy Islington
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 852 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.8
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Community school · 888 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
Highbury Fields School
Community school · sixth form · 733 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.