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City of London Primary Academy, Islington

Islington, EC1Y 0AEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
60 1st-choice / 60 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2399 of 13,686 nationally

About City of London Primary Academy, Islington

City of London Primary Academy, Islington is a state-funded primary school in Islington, London, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 348 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 458.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (19 Mar 2025). 80% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 60 first-preference applications and 60 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Address15 Baltic Street West, London, Islington, EC1Y 0AE
HeadteacherMs Kim Clapham
Local AuthorityIslington
Number of Pupils348
Free School Meals (FSM)29.6%
School Capacity348 / 458 (76% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:30

Source: colpai.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About City of London Primary Academy, Islington

City of London Primary Academy, Islington has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.