What did Ofsted judge City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has 641 pupils on roll.

What ages does City of London Academy, Highgate Hill take?

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is City of London Academy, Highgate Hill located?

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is located in London, N19 3EU, Islington.

How do I apply to City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?

When City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously looked after (see note a); 2. Siblings — Siblings already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill who will still be on roll at the date of entry (see note b); 3. Exceptional medical, social or psychological needs — Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill (see note c), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for criteria 1, 2 and 3. If only one place is available and two or more children qualify for that place, the child who is offered the place will be determined by random allocation using Islington LA's computerised system.

What is the largest ethnic background at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 30.1% of pupils at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill: Ofsted & Catchment

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Distance depends on the band here

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill admits by banding: applicants are placed into bands and each band is filled separately, so there is no single last-offer distance. Each band has its own, and which one applies depends on your child's assessment — so one number could not answer this for every child.

How the bands work: Children applying to the Academy will be required to take a non-verbal reasoning test. They will be given two opportunities to do so. Applicants will be placed in one of four bands based on their performance in the test. Approximately the same number of children will be admitted in each of the four bands so that each band represents 25% of the applicants. Children admitted with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are included in the band allocations.

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously looked after (see note a).
2Siblings — Siblings already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill who will still be on roll at the date of entry (see note b).
3Exceptional medical, social or psychological needs — Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill (see note c).
4Children of staff — Children of teaching and support staff working at the Academy with at least two years' continuous employment, where the Academy reasonably considers a member of staff has been recruited for a position for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Children enrolled at a City of London Academies Trust primary school — Children enrolled at a City of London Academies Trust primary school (City of London Primary Academy Islington, Galleywall Primary and Redriff Primary).
6Proximity — Children living nearest to the Academy measured by a straight line from the child's home to the centre of the school grounds (see note d).

If two applications tie: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for criteria 1, 2 and 3. If only one place is available and two or more children qualify for that place, the child who is offered the place will be determined by random allocation using Islington LA's computerised system.

Oversubscription criteria are applied within each of four ability bands (each representing 25% of applicants), based on a non-verbal reasoning test. Multiple births: if only one place is available and the next qualifying child is one of multiple birth siblings, the academy will admit all other multiple birth siblings as excepted pupils above PAN.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill: key facts

What did Ofsted judge City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has 641 pupils on roll.
What ages does City of London Academy, Highgate Hill take?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is City of London Academy, Highgate Hill located?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is located in London, N19 3EU, Islington.
How do I apply to City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: When City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously looked after (see note a); 2. Siblings — Siblings already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill who will still be on roll at the date of entry (see note b); 3. Exceptional medical, social or psychological needs — Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill (see note c), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for criteria 1, 2 and 3. If only one place is available and two or more children qualify for that place, the child who is offered the place will be determined by random allocation using Islington LA's computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 30.1% of pupils at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously looked after (see note a).
2Siblings — Siblings already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill who will still be on roll at the date of entry (see note b).
3Exceptional medical, social or psychological needs — Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill (see note c).
4Children of staff — Children of teaching and support staff working at the Academy with at least two years' continuous employment, where the Academy reasonably considers a member of staff has been recruited for a position for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Children enrolled at a City of London Academies Trust primary school — Children enrolled at a City of London Academies Trust primary school (City of London Primary Academy Islington, Galleywall Primary and Redriff Primary).
6Proximity — Children living nearest to the Academy measured by a straight line from the child's home to the centre of the school grounds (see note d).

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill: key facts

What did Ofsted judge City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged City of London Academy, Highgate Hill's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has 641 pupils on roll.
What ages does City of London Academy, Highgate Hill take?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is City of London Academy, Highgate Hill located?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is located in London, N19 3EU, Islington.
How do I apply to City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: City of London Academy, Highgate Hill is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: When City of London Academy, Highgate Hill has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously looked after (see note a); 2. Siblings — Siblings already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill who will still be on roll at the date of entry (see note b); 3. Exceptional medical, social or psychological needs — Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill (see note c), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for criteria 1, 2 and 3. If only one place is available and two or more children qualify for that place, the child who is offered the place will be determined by random allocation using Islington LA's computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 30.1% of pupils at City of London Academy, Highgate Hill are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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