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Arts and Media School Islington
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Turle Road, London N4 3LS · artsandmedia.islington.sch.uk · 020 7281 5511
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Islington 47, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 577
- 84% of 690 places
- Local authority
- Islington
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 67%
- First language not English
- 41.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 99 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 99 | 61 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 74 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 118 | 72 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 135 | 58 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 142 | 79 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.3, and 27.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Islington it was 47, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.3 | +8.3 |
| Sixth form college | 8.1 | −11.7 |
| Further education | 47.6 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Arts and Media School Islington was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 35
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (34%) with SEND