Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington, London, N1 9QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Executive Head Teacher
- Ms Sarah Beagley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 888
- URN
- 100457
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078370739
About this school
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School is a girls' community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 888 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 165 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.6 | 54.0 | 52.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.07 -0.14 to +0.29 | +0.24 +0.02 to +0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 63.6% | 54.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 74.5% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 89.7% | 82.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Islington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54 | 46.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.7 | 45.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 884 |
| 2023/24 | 865 |
| 2024/25 | 880 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School compares
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in Islington for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.7 | 8.5% | 63.3% | 888 | — |
| City of London Academy Islington | 40.8 | 14.1% | 70.1% | 852 | 0.7 miles |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | 41.9 | 7.6% | 63.5% | 738 | 0.9 miles |
| Regent High School | 42.6 | 12.3% | 70.7% | 1,050 | 0.9 miles |
| Central Foundation Boys' School | 55.2 | 6.9% | 46.6% | 1,152 | 1.3 miles |
| The Camden School for Girls | 64 | 6.9% | 30.6% | 1,108 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.3%
- English as an additional language
- 58.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.48%
- Persistent absence
- 25.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
City of London Academy Islington0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Regent High School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Central Foundation Boys' School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
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The Camden School for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School ranks 100th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School teach?
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School?
- The executive head teacher of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School is Ms Sarah Beagley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School?
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School has 888 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School full?
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School has capacity for 900 pupils and 888 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School a faith school?
- No. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School has no designated religious character.
- Is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School a selective school?
- No. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.6 in 2022/23 and 52.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School rank locally?
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in Islington for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School's absence rate?
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.