Best Primary Schools in Islington

We checked all 43 primary schools in Islington and list every one: 39 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
43
Ranked
39
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Islington. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Islington also has 12 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Islington. Primary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked primary schools in Islington

  1. 1

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 523 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    29%

  2. 2

    Gillespie Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 227 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    26%

  3. 3

    Winton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 239 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    92%
    Higher standard
    24%

  4. 4

    City of London Primary Academy, Islington

    Free school, 348 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    40%

  5. 5

    Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

    Local authority maintained, 515 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    13%

  6. 6

    Yerbury Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 453 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    24%

  7. 7

    Hugh Myddelton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 502 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    13%

  8. 8

    William Tyndale Primary School

    Academy, 448 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    19%

  9. 9

    Newington Green Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 478 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    20%

  10. 10

    Thornhill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 446 pupils, inspected March 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    23%

  11. 11

    Tufnell Park Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 453 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    84%
    Higher standard
    19%

  12. 12

    Drayton Park Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 277 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    18%

  13. 13

    Canonbury Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 441 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    13%

  14. 14

    St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 427 pupils, inspected July 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    19%

  15. 15

    St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 222 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    9%

  16. 16

    St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 231 pupils, inspected May 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    14%

  17. 17

    Hanover Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 244 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    22%

  18. 18

    Duncombe Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 378 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    8%

  19. 19

    Rotherfield Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 331 pupils, inspected April 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    10%

  20. 20

    Ashmount Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 390 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    18%

  21. 21

    Grafton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 435 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    8%

  22. 22

    St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 206 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    12%

  23. 23

    Hargrave Park School

    Local authority maintained, 333 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    13%

  24. 24

    Vittoria Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected October 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    0%

  25. 25

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 434 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    8%

  26. 26

    Pakeman Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 338 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    7%

  27. 27

    St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 206 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    8%

  28. 28

    St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 208 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    3%

  29. 29

    Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

    Local authority maintained, 270 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    10%

  30. 30

    Laycock Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 217 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    6%

  31. 31

    Whitehall Park School

    Free school, 202 pupils, inspected April 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    12%

  32. 32

    Moreland Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 469 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    4%

  33. 33

    St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 165 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    4%

  34. 34

    St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 171 pupils, inspected September 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    3%

  35. 35

    Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

    Local authority maintained, 214 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    4%

  36. 36

    Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 240 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    3%

  37. 37

    The New North Academy

    Academy, 116 pupils, inspected October 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    3%

  38. 38

    St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    3%

  39. 39

    Hungerford School

    Academy, 140 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    28%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Islington without a rank