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Girls' schools in and near Islington

All 2 girls' schools in Islington, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Islington

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  1. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

    London, N1 9QG · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Girls

    Results close to the Islington girls schools average.

    166 first choices, 178 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Islington girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Islington girls schools about 16
    Pupils
    888
    View school Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
  2. Highbury Fields School

    London, N5 1AR · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Islington girls schools average.

    98 first choices, 136 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Islington girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Islington girls schools about 16
    Pupils
    733
    View school Highbury Fields School

Just outside Islington

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Islington.

  1. The Camden School for Girls

    1.1 miles from Islington · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Islington girls schools average, low absence.

    254 first choices, 116 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Islington girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Islington girls schools about 16
    Pupils
    1,108
    View school The Camden School for Girls
  2. The Cavendish School

    1.7 miles from Islington · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Islington girls schools about 16
    Pupils
    194
    View school The Cavendish School
  3. Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School

    1.7 miles from Islington · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Jewish
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results well below the Islington girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Islington girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Islington girls schools about 16
    Pupils
    761
    View school Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
The big picture

How Islington's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Islington

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
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About these schools

Girls' schools in Islington, explained

There are 2 girls' schools in Islington, teaching 1,621 children. 2 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Islington girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 55.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

56.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £11,678 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Islington?
There are 2 girls schools in Islington, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Islington?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Islington on Eduscope are Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School and Highbury Fields School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Islington?
Islington has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Islington ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Islington girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Islington is 14:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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