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Education in Islington

London borough

Central London. 224,551 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15 square kilometres, the 2nd most densely populated council in the UK.

2 layers about education for Islington, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Islington had 69 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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69
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Islington had 69 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Islington among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Islington is 69.

Schools

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Schools in Islington

Islington has 69 open schools: 3 nursery, 39 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 5 independent and 5 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
7
Good
17
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
1

25 of the 63 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Islington

7 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

City of London Primary Academy, Islington (November 2019), Gillespie Primary School (November 2023), Newington Green Primary School (July 2024), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (November 2023), Winton Primary School (June 2024), Yerbury Primary School (February 2023), St Mary Magdalene Academy (July 2023).

Nursery (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's CentreLocal authority nursery school0 to 576Standards maintained, January 2025
Margaret McMillan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0 to 576Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
North Islington Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0 to 598School remains Good, January 2023

Primary (39)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreCommunity school0 to 11515Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
Ashmount Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11390Good (overall), May 202361% met KS2 standard
Canonbury Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11441School remains Good, October 202278% met KS2 standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11240Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade39% met KS2 standard
City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonFree schools4 to 11348Standards maintained, March 2025Outstanding (overall), November 201980% met KS2 standard
Drayton Park Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11277Improved significantly, June 202585% met KS2 standard
Duncombe Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11378Good (overall), February 202379% met KS2 standard
Gillespie Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11227Outstanding (overall), November 202389% met KS2 standard
Grafton Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11435Good (overall), November 202370% met KS2 standard
Hanover Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11244Good (overall), July 202467% met KS2 standard
Hargrave Park SchoolCommunity school0 to 11333Good (overall), May 202361% met KS2 standard
Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11502School remains Outstanding, January 202489% met KS2 standard
Hungerford SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11140Good (overall), October 202228% met KS2 standard
Laycock Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11217Good (overall), June 202464% met KS2 standard
Moreland Primary SchoolCommunity school0 to 11469Standards maintained, July 202561% met KS2 standard
Newington Green Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11478Outstanding (overall), July 202472% met KS2 standard
Pakeman Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11338Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Pooles Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11184Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreCommunity school0 to 11270Good (overall), September 202243% met KS2 standard
Robert Blair School and Children's CentreCommunity school0 to 11214Standards maintained, November 202444% met KS2 standard
Rotherfield Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11331School remains Good, April 202374% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11434School remains Good, October 202263% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11165Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11427School remains Good, January 202471% met KS2 standard
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11204School remains Good, April 202435% met KS2 standard
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11206Good (overall), September 202362% met KS2 standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11206Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11523Outstanding (overall), November 202389% met KS2 standard
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11208School remains Good, May 202359% met KS2 standard
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11231Improved significantly, March 202575% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11171School remains Good, March 202353% met KS2 standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11222Good (overall), June 202388% met KS2 standard
Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11446School remains Good, November 202288% met KS2 standard
Tufnell Park Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11453School remains Good, October 202284% met KS2 standard
Vittoria Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11220Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Whitehall Park SchoolFree schools4 to 11202School remains Good, September 202246% met KS2 standard
William Tyndale Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11448Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Winton Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11239Outstanding (overall), June 202492% met KS2 standard
Yerbury Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11453Outstanding (overall), February 202374% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Arts and Media School IslingtonFoundation school11 to 16577Good (overall), April 2023Attainment 8: 40.2
Central Foundation Boys' SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 181,152Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 55.5
City of London Academy Highbury GroveAcademy sponsor led11 to 18892Good (overall), April 2022Attainment 8: 44.0
City of London Academy IslingtonAcademy sponsor led11 to 18852Standards maintained, April 2025Attainment 8: 46.1
City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree schools11 to 18641Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 45.5
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolCommunity school11 to 16888Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 55.0
Highbury Fields SchoolCommunity school11 to 18733School remains Outstanding, September 2022Attainment 8: 56.2
Lift Beacon HighAcademy converter11 to 16414Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
St Aloysius' CollegeAcademy converter11 to 19341Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changedAttainment 8: 51.5

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
St Mary Magdalene AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 191,561Outstanding (overall), July 202377% met KS2 standard

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Richard Cloudesley SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19109School remains Outstanding, October 2023
Samuel Rhodes MLD SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19130Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
The Bridge Integrated Learning SpaceFree schools special7 to 1932School remains Outstanding, March 2023
The Bridge KeystoneFree schools special4 to 1956Good (overall), February 2022
The Bridge SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19260Standards maintained, July 2025
The Courtyard IslingtonFree schools special13 to 1976School remains Good, February 2023

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The London Screen AcademyFree schools 16 to 1916 to 19867Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Dallington SchoolOther independent school3 to 1145Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury SchoolOther independent school11 to 18195Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Paul's Waldorf SchoolOther independent school3 to 14214Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Children's House SchoolOther independent school2 to 11133Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Gower SchoolOther independent school0 to 11266Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
New River College MedicalPupil referral unit5 to 1628Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
New River College PrimaryPupil referral unit5 to 112School remains Good, June 2023
New River College SecondaryPupil referral unit11 to 1626School remains Good, April 2024
The ArtsXchangeFree schools alternative provision14 to 1915Good (overall), May 2024
The Pears Family SchoolFree schools alternative provision5 to 140School remains Outstanding, November 2022

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.