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Schools in Islington

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Average Attainment 8

48.7

national 46.4

Average Progress 8

+0.26

national 0.00

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

62%

national 45%

Good or Outstanding

77%

of 31 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Islington

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Islington secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Islington schools

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#	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	5+ Eng & maths
1	North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School Other independent school	67.5	—	94%
2	St Mary Magdalene Academy Academy sponsor led · Outstanding	59.3	+0.30	78%
3	Highbury Fields School Community school	57.4	+0.43	77%
4	Central Foundation Boys' School Voluntary aided school · Not judged	55.2	+0.56	75%
5	Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Community school · Not judged	52.7	+0.24	73%
6	City of London Academy Highbury Grove Academy sponsor led · Good	45.4	+0.09	59%
7	City of London Academy Islington Academy sponsor led	40.8	+0.13	47%
8	City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Free schools · Good	40.3	+0.12	44%
9	Arts and Media School Islington Foundation school · Good	38.3	+0.17	42%
10	Richard Cloudesley School Community special school	4.8	—	0%

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All schools in Islington (A–Z)

1–71 of 71 schools

Ambler Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary · N4 2DR
Arts and Media School IslingtonSecondary · N4 3LS
Ashmount Primary SchoolPrimary · N8 9EG
Canonbury Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 2UT
Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary · EC2A 4SH
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · N4 3QW
City of London Academy Highbury GroveSecondary · N5 2EQ
City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary · N1 8PQ
City of London Academy, Highgate HillSecondary · N19 3EU
City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary · EC1Y 0AE
Dallington SchoolNot applicable · EC1V 0BW
Drayton Park Primary SchoolPrimary · N5 1PJ
Duncombe Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 4JA
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolSecondary · N1 9QG
Gillespie Primary SchoolPrimary · N5 1LH
Grafton Primary SchoolPrimary · N7 6AR
Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 8BD
Hargrave Park Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 5BS
Highbury Fields SchoolSecondary · N5 1AR
Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolPrimary · EC1R 1YJ
Hungerford SchoolPrimary · N7 9LF
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery · N1 0UH
Laycock Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 1SW
Lift Beacon HighSecondary · N7 0JG
London Scandinavian SchoolNot applicable · N5 1RN
Margaret McMillan Nursery SchoolNursery · N19 3SF
Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary · EC1V 8BB
New River College MedicalNot applicable · N1 0TJ
New River College PrimaryNot applicable · N1 0HN
New River College SecondaryNot applicable · N7 8RH
Newington Green Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 4ND
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury SchoolNot applicable · N1 2NQ
North Islington Nursery SchoolNursery · N4 3RB
Pakeman Primary SchoolPrimary · N7 6DU
Pooles Park Primary SchoolPrimary · N4 3NW
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary · EC1Y 8JA
Richard Cloudesley SchoolNot applicable · N1 8RE
Robert Blair School and Children's CentrePrimary · N7 9QJ
Rotherfield Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 3EE
Royal Mencap SocietyNot applicable · E1 6LP
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · N7 8JN
Samuel Rhodes MLD SchoolNot applicable · N5 2EG
St Aloysius' CollegeSecondary · N6 5LY
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 0LB
St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolPrimary · N5 2UX
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 8BL
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · N5 1DL
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 5RR
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 5NE
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · EC1V 3SJ
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 4JF
St Mary Magdalene AcademyAll-through · N7 8PG
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 2EP
St Paul's Waldorf SchoolNot applicable · N1 2QH
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · EC1V 0EU
The Bridge Integrated Learning SpaceNot applicable · N1 0HY
The Bridge Satellite ProvisionNot applicable · N19 3DL
The Bridge SchoolNot applicable · N7 9LD
The Children's House SchoolNot applicable · N1 4PB
The Courtyard IslingtonNot applicable · N7 8LT
The Gower SchoolNot applicable · N1 9JF
The London Screen Academy16 plus · N5 2AG
The New North AcademyPrimary · N1 8SJ
The Pears Family SchoolNot applicable · N1 9JH
Thornhill Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 1HX
Tufnell Park Primary SchoolPrimary · N7 0HJ
Vittoria Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 0WF
Whitehall Park SchoolPrimary · N6 5EP
William Tyndale Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 2GG
Winton Primary SchoolPrimary · N1 9AZ
Yerbury Primary SchoolPrimary · N19 4RR

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High-attainment secondary schools in Islington

Highbury Fields School

SecondaryAttainment 8 57.4Progress 8 +0.43

Central Foundation Boys' School

SecondaryAttainment 8 55.2Progress 8 +0.56

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

SecondaryAttainment 8 52.7Progress 8 +0.24

City of London Academy Highbury Grove

SecondaryAttainment 8 45.4Progress 8 +0.09

City of London Academy Islington

SecondaryAttainment 8 40.8Progress 8 +0.13

Catchment distances and university destinations in Islington

We hold the last distance offered for 26 Islington schools, 2024–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Islington school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

City of London Academy Highbury Grove3.2% (2018/19–2019/20)
St Mary Magdalene Academy1.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
Central Foundation Boys' School0.8% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

St Mary Magdalene Academy32.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
City of London Academy Highbury Grove25.4% (2018/19–2019/20)
Highbury Fields School20.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
Central Foundation Boys' School19.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
City of London Academy Islington14.1% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings