1
Newington Green Primary School
London • N16 8NP
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Islington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Islington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
37
Outstanding
6
Good
28
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 80% · RI: 0% · I: 3%
2
Winton Primary School
London • N1 9AZ
1
7 Jul 2024
3
Gillespie Primary School
London • N5 1LH
1
13 Dec 2023
4
Yerbury Primary School
London • N19 4RR
1
26 Apr 2023
5
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
London • EC1Y 0AE
1
4 Dec 2019
6
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
London • EC1R 1YJ
1
10 Jul 2017
7
Hanover Primary School
London • N1 8BD
2
18 Sep 2024
8
Laycock Primary School
London • N1 1SW
2
9 Sep 2024
9
Grafton Primary School
London • N7 6AR
2
10 Dec 2023
10
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
London • N5 1DL
2
9 Nov 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Hargrave Park Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Ashmount Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Duncombe Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Hungerford School 2 • Nov 2022
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 2 • Oct 2022
- The New North Academy 2 • Dec 2021
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 2 • Jun 2019
- Whitehall Park School 2 • May 2017
- Thornhill Primary School 2 • May 2017