Islington
City of London Academy Islington
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 40.8 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 40.8
- Attainment 8
- 47%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.13
- Progress 8
- [-0.09, 0.36]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
- Add this school to your shortlist and compare with backup options
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Islington council allocation figures, 2024–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Places are split into 4 bands and each had its own cut-off in 2026, so your chance depends on which band your child is placed in.
Why we say “Depends on band”
- Band 1: no distance published.
- Band 2: no distance published.
- Band 3: no distance published.
- Band 4: the furthest child offered a place lived 2.4 km away (printed 1.496 miles).
What could change this
- Your child’s band comes from the banding test the school or council runs. Ask the school when it takes place.
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Each band has its own cut-off, so there is no single ring to draw. The bars below show every band’s distance.
Last offer distance
Furthest child offered a place, by band, 2026.
Applications and places
Published admission number (PAN) against applications
Not published by the council.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
106% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- 2025 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- 2024 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- Official admissions page: Islington. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Every distance the council printed
| Year | Rule or band | Printed | In km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | not published | — |
| 2026 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | not published | — |
| 2026 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | not published | — |
| 2026 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 1.496 miles | 2.4 km |
| 2025 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | 2.016 miles | 3.2 km |
| 2025 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | 1.798 miles | 2.9 km |
| 2025 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | 3.287 miles | 5.3 km |
| 2025 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 0.77 miles | 1.2 km |
| 2024 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | 2.946 miles | 4.7 km |
| 2024 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | 1.111 miles | 1.8 km |
| 2024 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | 2.016 miles | 3.2 km |
| 2024 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 1.541 miles | 2.5 km |
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 136 | 106 | 86 (81%) | 461 |
| September 2025 | 130 | 109 | 88 (81%) | 500 |
| September 2024 | 162 | 136 | 119 (88%) | 544 |
| September 2023 | 158 | 177 | 124 (70%) | 674 |
| September 2022 | 159 | 188 | 123 (65%) | 741 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Islington’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 43 | Not published | Not published | 28% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 32 | Not published | Not published | 34% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 47 | 0% England 1% | 26% England 18% | 26% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 55 | 0% England 1% | 11% England 15% | 16% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 39 | 0% England 1% | 10% England 16% | 15% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 38 | 0% England 1% | 8% England 14% | 24% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 157 | 40.8 | — | 47.1% | 21.7% | 3.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 155 | 45.5 | +0.13 | 58.1% | 38.1% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 155 | 47.6 | -0.14 | 66.0% | 53.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 153 | 50.3 | +0.17 | 68.0% | 61.0% | 4.7 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Islington for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 135587 |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Principal Laurence Glees |
| Trust | CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | N1 8PQ |
| Latest pupils | 157 |
| FSM eligible | 61.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Prebend Street, Islington, London, N1 8PQ
www.colai.org.ukView local authority page2072268611| DfE number | 6906 |
| UKPRN | 10024134 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2008 |
| GIAS updated | 19 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |