Best Secondary Schools in Islington

We checked all 12 secondary schools in Islington and list every one: 8 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
12
Ranked
8
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Islington. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Islington also has 43 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Islington. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Islington

  1. 1

    St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Academy, 1,561 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    59.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    70.7%

  2. 2

    Central Foundation Boys' School

    Local authority maintained, 1,152 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.8%

  3. 3

    Highbury Fields School

    Local authority maintained, 733 pupils, inspected October 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    57.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.9%

  4. 4

    Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

    Local authority maintained, 888 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.7%

  5. 5

    City of London Academy Islington

    Academy, 852 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    40.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  6. 6

    City of London Academy Highbury Grove

    Academy, 892 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.7%

  7. 7

    City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

    Free school, 641 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33%

  8. 8

    Arts and Media School Islington

    Local authority maintained, 577 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.7%

Secondary schools in Islington without a rank