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Catchment distances
Islington school catchment areas: last distance offered
The last distance offered at 26 Islington schools, 2024 to 2026, copied from the allocation figures Islington council publishes after offer day. Open a school for its admission rules, the source document and how your postcode compares.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Reception (primary and infant schools)
24 Islington schools · last distance offered, 2024–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School (0.15 km), St Mary Magdalene Academy (0.30 km) and Gillespie Primary School (0.31 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreN4 2DR | 0.54 km0.34 miles | 0.44 km0.27 miles | 0.47 km0.29 miles | — |
| Ashmount Primary SchoolN8 9EG | — | 2.07 km1.28 miles | 1.38 km0.86 miles | — |
| Canonbury Primary SchoolN1 2UT | 0.65 km0.40 miles | 0.90 km0.56 miles | 1.05 km0.65 miles | — |
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonEC1Y 0AE | 0.98 km0.61 miles | — | 4.87 km3.02 miles | — |
| Drayton Park Primary SchoolN5 1PJ | 0.58 km0.36 miles | 0.56 km0.34 miles | — | — |
| Gillespie Primary SchoolN5 1LH | 0.31 km0.19 miles | 0.23 km0.14 miles | 0.24 km0.15 miles | — |
| Grafton Primary SchoolN7 6AR | — | 0.84 km0.52 miles | 1.47 km0.91 miles | — |
| Hanover Primary SchoolN1 8BD | 0.68 km0.42 miles | — | — | — |
| Hargrave Park Primary SchoolN19 5BS | 0.67 km0.42 miles | — | — | — |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolEC1R 1YJ | 0.53 km0.33 miles | 0.53 km0.33 miles | 0.61 km0.38 miles | — |
| Newington Green Primary SchoolN1 4ND | 0.52 km0.32 miles | 0.50 km0.31 miles | 0.69 km0.43 miles | — |
| Rotherfield Primary SchoolN1 3EE | 0.66 km0.41 miles | — | — | — |
| St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolN5 2UX | 0.68 km0.42 miles | 0.20 km0.12 miles | 0.89 km0.55 miles | — |
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolN5 1DL | 0.15 km0.09 miles | 0.50 km0.31 miles | 0.56 km0.35 miles | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolN19 5NE | 0.52 km0.32 miles | 4.40 km2.74 miles | — | — |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolN19 4JF | 0.72 km0.45 miles | 0.62 km0.38 miles | 1.78 km1.11 miles | — |
| St Mary Magdalene AcademyN7 8PG | 0.30 km0.18 miles | 0.51 km0.32 miles | 0.85 km0.53 miles | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolN1 2EP | 2.39 km1.48 miles | — | — | — |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolEC1V 0EU | — | 0.24 km0.15 miles | — | — |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolN1 1HX | 0.61 km0.38 miles | 0.59 km0.36 miles | 0.54 km0.34 miles | — |
| Tufnell Park Primary SchoolN7 0HJ | 1.36 km0.85 miles | 0.84 km0.52 miles | — | — |
| William Tyndale Primary SchoolN1 2GG | 0.39 km0.24 miles | 0.47 km0.29 miles | 0.59 km0.37 miles | — |
| Winton Primary SchoolN1 9AZ | 1.43 km0.89 miles | 0.53 km0.33 miles | 2.50 km1.55 miles | — |
| Yerbury Primary SchoolN19 4RR | 0.50 km0.31 miles | 0.45 km0.28 miles | 0.66 km0.41 miles | — |
Year 7 (secondary schools)
2 Islington schools · last distance offered, 2024–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Highbury Fields School (1.59 km) and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (1.62 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolN1 9QG | 1.62 km1.01 miles | 1.83 km1.14 miles | 1.74 km1.08 miles | — |
| Highbury Fields SchoolN5 1AR | 1.59 km0.99 miles | 1.36 km0.85 miles | 1.57 km0.97 miles | — |
Reading these figures
- “All offered” means every applicant who named the school was offered a place that year, so there was no cut-off.
- A dash means the council published no distance for that school and year: it may have filled on other rules, such as faith or banding.
- Distances move every year with sibling numbers and year-group size. Check several years, and the council’s admission arrangements for the year you apply.