At City of London Academy Islington we pride ourselves in having high aspirations of all pupils, regardless of their starting point. Our culture of high expectations and pursuit of excellence, combined with outstanding teaching means that our students consistently outperform national averages.
Progress 8
Please note, the government are not able to calculate Progress 8 scores for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26. This is because there is no KS2 assessment data available to calculate the baseline for Progress 8 for these years due to Covid-19 disruption. This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4. The P8 score for City of London Academy Islington in 2024 was 0.13.
A positive progress score indicates students are making more progress than their peers nationally with the same starting point.
Attainment 8
Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, including English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, history, geography, modern foreign languages and 3 other GCSE or Level 2 BTEC qualifications. In 2025 our Attainment 8 score was 40.6.
Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE
In 2025, 37.6% of students achieved at least a grade 5 in GCSE English and maths.
English and Maths GCSEs
- A grade 4 is considered to be a standard pass and a grade 5 to be a strong pass.
- 61% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or better in both English and Maths GCSEs
- 37.6% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths GCSEs
English
- 124 pupils (80%) achieved a grade 4 or better in their English GCSE.
- 102 pupils (66%) achieved a grade 5 or better in their English GCSE.
Maths
- 101 pupils (65%) achieved a grade 4 or better in their Maths GCSE.
- 60 pupils (39%) achieved a grade 5 or better in their Maths GCSE.
English Baccalaureate 2025
A pupil is considered to have ‘achieved’ the English Baccalaureate if they achieved a grade 4 or better in the following subjects: English, maths, the sciences, a language and either history or geography. In 2025, 21.7% of our students were entered for the English Baccalaureate.
- 22% of our students achieved the English Baccalaureate at a grade 4 or higher.
- 13% of our students achieved the English Baccalaureate at a grade 5 or higher.
- The students English Baccalaureate average point score was 3.49 (compared to 4.08 nationally)
Sixth Form
Our culture of high aspirations is also evident throughout the sixth form. Students are supported and challenged to be the best they can be. 72% of A Level grades awarded were at grade C or higher and 100% of vocational qualifications awarded were at Merit or higher.
- 21% of students achieved at least one grade A (A Level courses) or Distinction (vocational courses) or higher and three students achieved a grade A or A* or Distinction in all of their courses.