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The Courtyard Islington
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 13–19 · Special free school
Holloway Road, Islington, London N7 8LT · thecourtyardislington.org · 020 3859 6350
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2
- average Attainment 8 score. Islington 47, England 46
- Pupils
- 76
- 4 over 72 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Islington
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56.7%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2, and 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.20 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +7.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Courtyard Islington was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 12
- 22% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (100%) with SEND