Highbury Fields School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/10/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AR
Website: http://www.highburyfields.islington.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02072881888
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Fox
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 100455

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 772
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 772

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.82 Confidence interval 0.6 to 1.04
Of the 139 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 132 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:65%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:57.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Islington Nursery School
110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB
3out of 4 1,897 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH
4out of 4 2,470 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF
4out of 4 2,572 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF
3out of 4 2,969 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road , N5 1PJ
3out of 4 352 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX
3out of 4 574 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street , N5 1DL
4out of 4 657 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park , N5 2DP
3out of 4 742 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road , N5 1LH
4out of 4 882 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill , N5 1AR
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Girls More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ
1out of 4 452 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road , N16 9EX
3out of 4 1,419 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ
4out of 4 2,035 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road , N4 3LS
3out of 4 2,045 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD
- not rated 284 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG
3out of 4 911 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG
4out of 4 540 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
London Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB
- not rated 669 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT
3out of 4 697 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
New River College Secondary
Lough Road , N7 8RH
3out of 4 1,037 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ
- not rated 1,105 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.