Secondary school in London, Islington
St Aloysius' College
Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5LY
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- Places
- 1150
- How full
- 30% full — 341 of 1150 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 21 / 320
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Islington 004B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 65%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 29%
- Households in social housing
- 20%
- Households with no car
- 70%
- Adults economically inactive
- 31%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paula Whyte
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward
- Junction
- Constituency
- Islington North
- URN
- 151990
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channing SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.2 mi |
| City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree schools | Good 2024 | 40.3 | 0.4 mi |
| Highgate SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.5 | 0.8 mi |
| Highgate Wood Secondary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 56.3 | 0.8 mi |
| Acland Burghley SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49.9 | 0.9 mi |
| Parliament Hill SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 57.1 | 0.9 mi |
| William Ellis SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.2 | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.