Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Secondary · Community school · Girls · Islington
Donegal Street, London, N1 9QG
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
25.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
888
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
137 of 168 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
433
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 168 | 137 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 92 | 24 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 7 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 104 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Total | 433 | 174 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Islington lets families list 6 preferences. 125 applications came from outside the council area (45 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Beagley
- Address
- Donegal Street, Islington, London, N1 9QG
- Phone
- 02078370739
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward / constituency
- Barnsbury · Islington South and Finsbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100457
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
888 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 922 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 167 | 23% | 59% | 79% | |
| English Language | 167 | 30% | 65% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 164 | 38% | 77% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 9% | 44% | 67% | |
| History | 87 | 53% | 75% | 83% | |
| Social Studies | 85 | 45% | 76% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 77 | 32% | 65% | 81% | |
| French | 74 | 12% | 35% | 49% | |
| Geography | 68 | 19% | 51% | 60% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 59 | 31% | 71% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 18% | 39% | 64% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 46 | 30% | 67% | 89% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Islington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.