How many schools does Islington have?

OfferDay lists 72 schools in Islington, including 40 primary schools and eleven special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Islington?

Every school in Islington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Islington ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Islington does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in the Islington local authority

Islington has 72 schools listed on OfferDay.

3 nursery schools · 40 primary schools · 9 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 1 sixth form or college · 11 special and alternative provision schools · 6 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Islington

Islington lists 72 schools, most of them primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 68%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 41 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 48.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 9 schools with published results

Top schools in Islington

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Winton Primary School 92%
2 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 89%
3 Gillespie Primary School 89%
4 Hugh Myddelton Primary School 89%
5 Thornhill Primary School 88%
6 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 88%
7 Drayton Park Primary School 85%
8 Tufnell Park Primary School 84%

Secondary

1 St Mary Magdalene Academy 59.3
2 Highbury Fields School 57.4
3 Central Foundation Boys' School 55.2
4 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 52.7
5 City of London Academy Highbury Grove 45.4
6 City of London Academy Islington 40.8
7 City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 40.3
8 Arts and Media School Islington 38.3

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Islington.

London 71

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

Common questions about schools in Islington

How many schools does Islington have?: OfferDay lists 72 schools in Islington, including 40 primary schools and eleven special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Islington?: Every school in Islington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Islington ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Islington does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.