Arts and Media School Islington
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Islington
Turle Road, London, N4 3LS
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.1%
47.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
577
Capacity used
Has space84%
690 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
74 of 74 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
268
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 74 | 74 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 42 | 11 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 5 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 108 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Total | 268 | 94 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Islington lets families list 6 preferences. 48 applications came from outside the council area (11 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Susan Service
- Address
- Turle Road, London, N4 3LS
- Phone
- 02072815511
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward / constituency
- Tollington · Islington North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131690
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 67% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 36% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Islington Arts and Media Trust
577 pupils · 690 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 643 pupils
Attendance
85.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
47.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.8%
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 | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 130 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 130 | 9% | 35% | 56% | |
| Mathematics | 129 | 11% | 36% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 127 | 10% | 46% | 62% | |
| Physics | 111 | 10% | 29% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 111 | 10% | 28% | 43% | |
| Biology | 110 | 8% | 25% | 45% | |
| History | 59 | 14% | 32% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 37 | 24% | 38% | 46% | |
| Social Studies | 37 | 5% | 32% | 54% | |
| Geography | 27 | 15% | 22% | 26% | |
| Statistics | 25 | 28% | 84% | 96% | |
| Art and Design | 23 | 4% | 43% | 65% |
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.