Islington school admissions: last distances offered, Ofsted and results

Browse 71 open schools in Islington, England. Admissions figures are loaded for 28 schools; distance cut-offs are available for 28.

Secondary applications close on 31 October; primary applications close on 15 January. Apply through your home council, even when choosing a school across a council boundary. How to apply for a school place.

Secondary

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Arts and Media School Islington	Good	Not published	577
Central Foundation Boys' School	Outstanding in all 5 graded areas	2026: Band 1: 1.34 mi; Band 2: 1.43 mi; Band 3: 1.50 mi; Band 4: 1.31 mi	1,152
City of London Academy Highbury Grove	Good	Not published	892
City of London Academy Islington	Standards maintained	2026: Band 4: 1.50 mi	852
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill	Good	Not published	641
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School	Outstanding in all 4 graded areas	2026: 1.01 mi	888
Highbury Fields School	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.99 mi	733
Lift Beacon High	Good	Not published	414
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	Not loaded	Not published	195
St Aloysius' College	Good	Not published	341

Primary

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre	Outstanding in all 5 graded areas	2026: 0.34 mi	515
Ashmount Primary School	Good	Not published	390
Canonbury Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.40 mi	441
Christ The King Catholic Primary School	Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 3 areas	Not published	240
City of London Primary Academy, Islington	Standards maintained	2026: 0.61 mi	348
Dallington School	Not loaded	Not published	45
Drayton Park Primary School	Improved significantly	2026: 0.36 mi	277
Duncombe Primary School	Good	Not published	378
Gillespie Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.19 mi	227
Grafton Primary School	Good	Not published	435
Hanover Primary School	Good	2026: 0.42 mi	244
Hargrave Park School	Good	2026: 0.42 mi	333
Hugh Myddelton Primary School	School remains Outstanding	2026: 0.33 mi	502
Hungerford School	Good	Not published	140
Laycock Primary School	Good	Not published	217
Moreland Primary School	Standards maintained	Not published	469
Newington Green Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.32 mi	478
Pakeman Primary School	Report card: Expected standard in all 7 graded areas	Not published	338
Pooles Park Primary School	Inadequate	Not published	184
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre	Good	Not published	270
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre	Standards maintained	Not published	214
Rotherfield Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.41 mi	331
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	434
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School	Good in all 5 graded areas	Not published	165
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.42 mi	427
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	204
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School	Good	2026: 0.09 mi	206
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	206
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.32 mi	523
St Luke's CofE Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	208
St Mark's CofE Primary School	Improved significantly	2026: 0.45 mi	231
St Mary's CofE Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 1.48 mi	171
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School	Good	Not published	222
The Children's House School	Not loaded	Not published	133
The Gower School	Not loaded	Not published	266
The New North Academy	Good	Not published	116
Thornhill Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.38 mi	446
Tufnell Park Primary School	School remains Good	2026: 0.84 mi	453
Vittoria Primary School	School remains Good	Not published	220
Whitehall Park School	School remains Good	Not published	202
William Tyndale Primary School	Outstanding in 3 areas, Good in 2 areas	2026: 0.24 mi	448
Winton Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.89 mi	239
Yerbury Primary School	Outstanding	2026: 0.31 mi	453

All-through

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
St Mary Magdalene Academy	Outstanding	2026: Foundation: 0.89 mi; Open: 0.31 mi	1,561

Nursery

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre	Standards maintained	Not published	76
Margaret McMillan Nursery School	Report card: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas	Not published	76
North Islington Nursery School	School remains Good	Not published	98

Other

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
City University	Not loaded	Not published	Not published
St Paul's Waldorf School	Not loaded	Not published	214

Sixth form / 16+

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
The London Screen Academy	Not loaded	Not published	867

Special and alternative provision

School	Ofsted	Last distance offered	Pupils
New River College Medical	Report card: Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5 areas	Not published	28
New River College Primary	School remains Good	Not published	2
New River College Secondary	School remains Good	Not published	26
Richard Cloudesley School	School remains Outstanding	Not published	109
Royal Mencap Society	Not loaded	Not published	Not published
Samuel Rhodes MLD School	Report card: Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 areas	Not published	130
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space	School remains Outstanding	Not published	32
The Bridge Keystone	Good	Not published	56
The Bridge School	Standards maintained	Not published	260
The Courtyard Islington	School remains Good	Not published	76
The Pears Family School	School remains Outstanding	Not published	0

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