How far Islington schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Islington publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 26 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School at 0.09 miles in 2026/27; the most far-reaching, City of London Academy Islington, admitted from 2.02 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School London | Good | 0.09 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School London | Good | 0.15 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Gillespie Primary School London | Outstanding | 0.19 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| William Tyndale Primary School London | No current grade | 0.24 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Yerbury Primary School London | Outstanding | 0.31 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| Newington Green Primary School London | Outstanding | 0.32 mi | 2026/27 | 106% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London | Outstanding | 0.32 mi | 2026/27 | 103% |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School London | No current grade | 0.33 mi | 2026/27 | 104% |
| Hanover Primary School London | Good | 0.34 mi | 2026/27 | 72% |
| Drayton Park Primary School London | No current grade | 0.36 mi | 2026/27 | 89% |
| Thornhill Primary School London | No current grade | 0.38 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Canonbury Primary School London | No current grade | 0.4 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Rotherfield Primary School London | No current grade | 0.41 mi | 2026/27 | 79% |
| Hargrave Park Primary School London | Good | 0.42 mi | 2026/27 | 86% |
| St Joan of Arc RC Primary School London | No current grade | 0.42 mi | 2026/27 | 102% |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School London | No current grade | 0.45 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Grafton Primary School London | Good | 0.52 mi | 2026/27 | 83% |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington London | Outstanding | 0.61 mi | 2026/27 | 76% |
| Tufnell Park Primary School London | No current grade | 0.84 mi | 2026/27 | 94% |
| Winton Primary School London | Outstanding | 0.89 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Ashmount Primary School London | Good | 1.28 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalene Academy London | Outstanding | 0.18 mi | 2026/27 | 115% |
| Highbury Fields School London | No current grade | 0.99 mi | 2026/27 | 70% |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School London | No current grade | 1.01 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| Central Foundation Boys' School London | No current grade | 1.34 mi | 2026/27 | 110% |
| City of London Academy Islington London | No current grade | 2.02 mi | 2026/27 | 106% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Islington measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Islington. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.