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Schools in Islington

Islington has 66 schools on Deep Teaching: 40 state primary schools, 10 state secondary schools, 7 independent schools and 6 special schools. 5 schools have published where their leavers went.

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40
State primary schools
10
State secondary schools
7
Independent schools
5
With leaver destinations

Schools

66 schools · showing 1 to 24

Arts and Media School Islington

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Mixed · Islington

577 pupils · Attainment 8 38.3 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Ashmount Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

390 pupils · KS2 expected standard 61% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

The Bridge School

State-funded · Special school · Ages 2 to 19 · Mixed · Islington

260 pupils

The Bridge Keystone

State-funded · Special school · Ages 4 to 19 · Mixed · Islington

56 pupils

Canonbury Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

441 pupils · KS2 expected standard 78% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Central Foundation Boys' School

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys · Islington

1,152 pupils · Attainment 8 55.2 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

The Children's House School

Independent · Prep · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

133 pupils · £8,064 a term (2026-27)

Leaver destinations

City of London Academy Highbury Grove

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Islington

892 pupils · Attainment 8 45.4 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Islington

641 pupils · Attainment 8 40.3 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

City of London Academy Islington

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Islington

852 pupils · Attainment 8 40.8 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Dallington School

Independent · Prep · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

45 pupils · £6,064 to £8,335 a term (2026-27)

Leaver destinations

Drayton Park Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

277 pupils · KS2 expected standard 85% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Duncombe Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

378 pupils · KS2 expected standard 79% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls · Islington

888 pupils · Attainment 8 52.7 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Gillespie Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

227 pupils · KS2 expected standard 89% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

The Gower School

Independent · Prep · Ages 0 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

266 pupils

Grafton Primary School

State-funded · Primary · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · Islington

435 pupils · KS2 expected standard 70% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

Offer-day figures

For Reception places (September 2026 entry), 79.4% of Islington applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences, from 1,683 applications.

For Year 7 places (September 2026 entry), 66.2% of Islington applicants were offered their first preference and 94.5% were offered one of their preferences, from 1,593 applications.

Borough-wide figures for the last round. They describe what happened across the borough; they are not a forecast for any one 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

State school dates for September 2027 entry

  1. 31 Oct 2026Saturday
    Applications close · Year 7

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Closes in 21 days
  2. 15 Jan 2027Friday
    Applications close · Reception

    national date (GOV.UK)

    Open
  3. 1 Mar 2027Monday
    National offer day · Year 7

    confirmed on the council's page

    Upcoming
  4. 16 Apr 2027Friday
    National offer day · Reception

    confirmed on the council's page

    Upcoming

Checked 9 October 2026. Independent schools set their own dates; see each school's page or every 2027 deadline in Islington.

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