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State-funded · Primary · Islington

Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · 240 pupils

Open Application deadline 15 January 2027

At a glance

Type
Voluntary aided school (state-funded)
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Pupils
240 census January 2026
Capacity
451
Nursery classes
Yes
Head of School
Mr John Lane
Address
55 Tollington Park, London, N4 3QW
Borough
Islington
Telephone
02072725987
DfE reference (URN)
100450
Website
ctks.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

  1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

    National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

    Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

19 first-preference applications and 46 applications naming it at any preference for 21 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026211946
September 2025242448
September 2024161644
September 2023292862

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Islington: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 79.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences (1,683 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 29 January 2025

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 10 December 2014

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

  • % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 50% · 2023/24: 59%
    39%This school67%Islington62%England, state-funded
  • % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 3% · 2023/24: 7%
    3%This school13%Islington8%England, state-funded
  • Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 101 · 2023/24: 102
    102This school107Islington106England, state-funded
  • Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 101 · 2023/24: 101
    100This school106Islington105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 38 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
59.8% January 2026
English as an additional language
42.5%
Receiving SEN support
16.9%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
7.9%
Girls / boys
44% / 56%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
7.9% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
22.9%
Pupils per teacher
16.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
375
Pupils on roll
223

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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