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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Arts and Media School Islington London	0.62	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Central Foundation Boys' School London	1.36	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
City of London Academy Highbury Grove London	0.56	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
City of London Academy Islington London	0.78	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill London	0.68	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School London	0.93	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Highbury Fields School London	0.72	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lift Beacon High London	0.46	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Aloysius' College London	0.63	-	Good 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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