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City of London Academy Highbury Grove

Secondary school in London, Islington. Good (Apr 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 26 April 2022, report published 20 June 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2026

The last inspection was in April 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.3 milesHighbury Fields School

    Secondary, London, Islington

    School remains Outstanding (Sep 2022)

  2. 0.5 milesSt Mary Magdalene Academy

    Secondary, London, Islington

    Outstanding (Jul 2023)

  3. 0.8 milesStoke Newington School and Sixth Form

    Secondary, London, Hackney

    School remains Good (Jul 2022)

  4. 0.9 milesCity of London Academy Islington

    Secondary, London, Islington

    Standards maintained (Apr 2025)

  5. 1.1 milesThe Excelsior Academy

    Secondary, London, Hackney

    Good (Feb 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.