Councils · England · Islington
Schools in Islington, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 41 primary, 10 secondary — with Islington’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Islington’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Islington’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN ISLINGTON
Find your shortlist.
All 64state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 41
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Ashmount Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Canonbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Drayton Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Duncombe Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Gillespie Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grafton Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hanover Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hargrave Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hungerford School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Laycock Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Moreland Primary School
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Newington Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Pakeman Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Pooles Park Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Inadequate
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Rotherfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The New North Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Thornhill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Tufnell Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Vittoria Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Whitehall Park School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
William Tyndale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Winton Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Yerbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Secondary · 10
Arts and Media School Islington
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Central Foundation Boys' School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
City of London Academy Islington
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Highbury Fields School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lift Beacon High
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
St Aloysius' College
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 14
Dallington School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · United Kingdom
Ofsted · Requires improvement
London Scandinavian School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Richard Cloudesley School
Community special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Royal Mencap Society
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Paul's Waldorf School
Other independent school · Ages 3-14 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
Free schools special · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Bridge Satellite Provision
Free schools special · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Bridge School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Children's House School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
The Courtyard Islington
Free schools special · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Gower School
Other independent school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
The London Screen Academy
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Islington.
If you live in Islington, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Islington secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
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