North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place, Islington, N1 2NQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Tassell-Dent
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 141250
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072676266
About this school
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is an independent school in Islington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 47 | 34 | 35 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.0 | 72.1 | 67.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 97.1% | 91.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 100% | 94.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 58.8% | 42.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
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 North Bridge House Senior Canonbury 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 | 60 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 72.1 | 46.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.5 | 45.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 75
Location
Nearby schools
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London Scandinavian School0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
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Samuel Rhodes MLD School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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St Paul's Waldorf School0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
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The Courtyard Islington0.5 miles
Free Schools · London
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Richard Cloudesley School0.5 miles
Special schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School teach?
- North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Islington.
- Who is the headteacher of North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School?
- The headteacher of North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is Mrs Charlotte Tassell-Dent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School?
- North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School full?
- North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School has capacity for 300 pupils and 195 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School a faith school?
- No. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School has no designated religious character.
- Is North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School a selective school?
- No. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60 in 2022/23 and 67.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Bridge House Senior Canonbury 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 24 July 2026.