Highbury Fields School
0.2 miles733 pupils · Attainment 8 57.4 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
State-funded · Sixth form · Islington
The London Screen Academy
16 to 19 free school · Ages 16 to 19 · Mixed · 867 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- 16 to 19 free school (state-funded)
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Ages
- 16 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 867 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Head
- Mr Sam Summerson
- Trust
- DAY ONE TRUST
- Address
- Highbury Grove, London, N5 2AG
- Borough
- Islington
- Telephone
- 02081068100
- DfE reference (URN)
- 146031
- Website
- lsa.ac.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 76% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 28% |
| Progressing to further education | 4% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 0% |
| In sustained employment | 26% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 16% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 323 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Open days and tours
- Taster dayTuesday 27 October 2026
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
Sixth-form places are applied for directly with the school or college, each on its own timetable. Offers are usually conditional on GCSE results.
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+B-This schoolB-IslingtonB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 31.9 · 2023/24: 33.137This school37.5Islington35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 10.9 · 2023/24: 1112.4This school32.9Islington35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 0% · 2023/24: 0%0%This school14%Islington18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.37-0.13This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 84 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 0% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Receiving SEN support
- 21.1%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 2.5%
- Girls / boys
- 58% / 42%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Pupil to teacher ratios - school level · 2025/26 (school workforce census, November 2025) · last checked 9 October 2026
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