Islington schools and admissions data

Islington Borough Council has 58 primary schools and 23 secondary schools. 8% of Islington's schools are private schools. 34 state schools in Islington follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 32 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Islington

  1. Outstanding 19
  2. Good 44
  3. Requires Improvement 1
  4. Inadequate 0

Most popular state schools
in Islington in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Gillespie Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    William Tyndale Primary School

    Academy converter • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Grafton Primary School

    Community school • Holloway, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school • Finsbury Park, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Hugh Myddelton Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Yerbury Primary School

    Community school • Yerbury Road, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Highbury Park, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    City of London Primary Academy, Islington

    Free schools • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Highgate, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Thornhill Primary School

    Community school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Winton Primary School

    Community school • Pentonville Road, London

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Holloway, London

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Ashmount Primary School

    Community school • 83 Crouch Hill, London

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

    Community school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Hanover Primary School

    Community school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Moreland Primary School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Highbury Fields School

    Community school • London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Central Foundation Boys' School

    Voluntary aided school • City Road, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    City of London Academy Islington

    Academy sponsor led • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

    Community school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

    Free schools • Archway, London

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Arts and Media School Islington

    Foundation school • London

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    City of London Academy Highbury Grove

    Academy sponsor led • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Beacon High

    Community school • Islington, London

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St Aloysius RC College

    Voluntary aided school • Highgate, London

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral unit • London

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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