SCHOOL PROFILE

City of London Academy Islington: data, trends and context

City of London Academy Islington is a secondary school in Islington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135587
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Islington
Region
London
Trust
CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
N1 8PQ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
852
FSM eligible
63.6%
EAL / First language other than English
46.7%
SEND (total)
16.0%
SEN Support
10.1%
EHCP
5.9%
White British
26.4%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
85.9%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Severe absence
8.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
IslingtonLocal authority91.2%8.8%5.1%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
99.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
25.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.8
English & maths grade 5+
37.6%
English & maths grade 4+
51.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See City of London Academy Islington against 25 similar schools

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City of London Academy Islington is a secondary school in Islington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.