Schools in Islington

50 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Islington

Primary

Offered their first choice 79.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 80.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 91.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,683
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 79.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.1 points lower than in 2016, when it was 80.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,760 places for 1,683 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 66.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 72.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 91.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,593
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 66.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.7 points lower than in 2016, when it was 72.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,480 places for 1,593 applications, which is 113 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Islington lodged 112 appeals about a school place.

75 of them were heard by a panel and 10 succeeded, which is about 13 in every 100 heard.

The other 37 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre London	1.25	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ashmount Primary School London	0.48	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Canonbury Primary School London	1.00	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Christ The King Catholic Primary School London	0.90	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
City of London Primary Academy, Islington London	1.00	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Drayton Park Primary School London	0.87	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Duncombe Primary School London	0.44	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gillespie Primary School London	1.90	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Grafton Primary School London	0.72	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hanover Primary School London	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hargrave Park School London	1.07	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hugh Myddelton Primary School London	1.68	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hungerford School London	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Laycock Primary School London	0.76	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Moreland Primary School London	0.78	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Newington Green Primary School London	1.07	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Pakeman Primary School London	0.87	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Pooles Park Primary School London	0.90	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre London	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre London	0.67	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Rotherfield Primary School London	0.83	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School London	0.88	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School London	0.71	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School London	0.68	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School London	0.94	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School London	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School London	0.71	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London	1.25	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Luke's CofE Primary School London	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mark's CofE Primary School London	0.97	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's CofE Primary School London	0.70	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School London	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The New North Academy London	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thornhill Primary School London	0.92	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Tufnell Park Primary School London	0.68	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Vittoria Primary School London	0.67	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Whitehall Park School London	0.85	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
William Tyndale Primary School London	1.88	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Winton Primary School London	0.77	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Yerbury Primary School London	1.45	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Islington by first preferences per place
Schools in EC1V (3)
Schools in N1 (23)
Schools in N19 (8)
Schools in N4 (10)
Schools in N5 (6)
Schools in N6 (4)
Schools in N7 (8)
Schools in N8 (10)
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