Highbury Fields School
Highbury Fields School is a secondary school (Community school), ages 11–18, in London, N5, run by Islington council. It has 733 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (28 September 2022): School remains Outstanding. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 0.99 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2025 | 0.85 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2024 | 0.97 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
In 2026 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 0.99 miles away.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
"The cut-off distance is the home-to-school distance for the child who gets the last place at the school." For voluntary-aided schools with a religious character, the published cut-off "is only for applicants who were considered for a place using only home-to-school distance as a reason. It does not apply to other applicants considered under reasons of faith or church."
Only the cut-off (last-offered) distance is published for Islington schools on this page; applications, PAN and admission-criteria breakdowns are not published here. "Not applicable" is left as an unknown cut-off (not assumed to mean every applicant was offered a place), because for voluntary-aided/faith schools it can instead mean every place was filled by an applicant admitted under a faith criterion before distance was reached.
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding — inspected 28 September 2022.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Last graded overall judgement | Outstanding (4 October 2016) |
Read the Ofsted inspection report
Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.43 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 57.4 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 61.9 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 134 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 40 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | B | 2024/25 |
A level students | 19 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 733 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 50.8% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 47.9% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 17.42% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 1.78% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.