City of London Academy Highgate Hill

Applying to Join the City of London Academy Highgate Hill

City of London Academy Highgate Hill, in partnership with Islington Council and part of the City of London family of schools, is an inclusive, co-educational, non-denominational academy that welcomes all children and families, including those with special needs.

The academy has the key ambition to achieve student progress equivalent to the best 5% of secondary schools in the country.

In-Year Admissions

If you are already at a secondary school but you are looking to move to COLA Highgate Hill for September or this term, you can register your interest by clicking the link below:

Applications for in-year admissions are made directly through Islington. If more applications are received than there are places available then applications will be ranked by the governing body in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. You will be offered the opportunity of being placed on a waiting list which will be maintained by the governing body. The waiting list is ranked in the order of the oversubscription criteria, and not in the order in which the applications are first received.

• For enquiries or further information, please contact: Ms Keenan, COLAHH on 020 7561 7752
• Email: in-year@islington.gov.uk
• For help filling in your online application contact Islington Admissions:
• Phone: 020 7527 5515 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday for advice or to book a face-to-face appointment.

Published Admissions Number (pan)

City of London Academy Highgate Hill has an admission number of 140 Year 7 places in September. City of London Academy Highgate Hill will accordingly admit this number of pupils each year if there are sufficient applications.

Consideration of Applications

Children applying to the Academy will be required to take a non-verbal reasoning test.

• Applicants will be placed in one of four bands based on their performance in the test.
• Approximately the same number of children will be admitted in each of the four bands so that each band represents 25% of the applicants.
• Children admitted with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are included in the band allocations.
• The Academy will consider all applications for places. Where fewer than 140 applications are received, the Academy will offer places to all those who have applied.

Oversubscription Criteria

A child with an Education, Health and Care Plan which names a school must be admitted to the school in accordance with section 324 of the Education Act 1996. This is a separate process from the coordinated Admission Arrangements set out below.

In the event of there being more applications than places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

• Looked After Children or previously looked after
• Children with siblings who are already on roll at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill and will still be on roll at their date of entry
• Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill
• Children living nearest to the Academy as measured by a straight line from the child’s home to the centre of the school grounds

For futher information on our admissions criteria please contact the academy office.