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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Islington GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 9 state secondary schools in Islington, 1,391 pupils. Islington ranks 39 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 1.1 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
50.8%
3.0 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
20.3%
5.6 pts above England
Attainment 8
49.7
2.1 points above England
Council rank
39 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Islington at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: St Mary Magdalene Academy (58.4).
- Schools range from 34.8 to 58.4 on Attainment 8, a spread of 23.6 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 44.1, 13.0 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (51.8).
- Most improved on 2025: City of London Academy Islington, up 5.3 points to 46.1.
Every Islington secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mary Magdalene AcademyChurch of England · Top 10% three years running | 191 | 58.4 | −0.9 | 81.2% | 68.1% | 38.7% | 43.5 |
| 2 | Highbury Fields SchoolGirls | 138 | 56.2 | −1.2 | 86.2% | 64.5% | 20.3% | 50.3 |
| 3 | Central Foundation Boys' SchoolBoys · Top 10% three years running | 167 | 55.5 | +0.3 | 79.0% | 65.3% | 28.1% | 47.1 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolGirls | 174 | 55.0 | +2.3 | 74.7% | 54.0% | 18.4% | 51.8 |
| 5 | St Aloysius' CollegeRoman Catholic | 57 | 51.5 | — | 71.9% | 49.1% | 24.6% | 50.5 |
| 6 | City of London Academy Islington | 149 | 46.1 | +5.3 | 65.1% | 46.3% | 15.4% | 44.2 |
| 7 | City of London Academy, Highgate Hill | 133 | 45.5 | +5.2 | 65.4% | 47.4% | 17.3% | 42.4 |
| 8 | City of London Academy Highbury Grove | 162 | 44.0 | −1.4 | 63.0% | 38.9% | 15.4% | 40.1 |
| 9 | Arts and Media School Islington | 144 | 40.2 | +1.9 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 11.1% | 39.0 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Islington against the rest of London
- Kingston upon Thames69.6%
- Sutton69.4%
- Richmond upon Thames67.0%
- Barnet65.4%
- Hammersmith and Fulham65.2%
- Redbridge62.9%
- Kensington and Chelsea60.5%
- Wandsworth60.1%
- Westminster59.3%
- Ealing58.4%
- Hackney58.1%
- Merton58.0%
- Bexley57.1%
- Harrow55.9%
- Bromley55.9%
- Southwark55.8%
- Newham55.4%
- Hounslow55.0%
- Hillingdon54.7%
- Brent53.5%
- Tower Hamlets53.0%
- Haringey51.4%
- Islington50.8%
- Waltham Forest50.4%
- Camden50.4%
- Barking and Dagenham50.0%
- Havering50.0%
- Greenwich49.9%
- Lewisham49.7%
- Enfield48.7%
- Croydon47.7%
- Lambeth47.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.