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City of London Academy Islington is a non-selective academy. It has about 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2019 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of City of London Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park, City of London Academy Highbury Grove, The City Academy, Hackney, City of London Academy, Highgate Hill and City of London Academy (Southwark).)
Particular strengths include Finances, Sixth form, Attainment and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Admissions, Attendance and Representation.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is above average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.
Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.
Destinations: About average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both roughly average. Show details
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
Popular A-level subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
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