City of London Primary Academy, Islington

About City of London Primary Academy, Islington

City of London Primary Academy, Islington sits within the Islington local authority, where it ranks 15th out of 39 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it comfortably in the top half of the borough, though it is outpaced by the three highest-scoring peers in the area: Drayton Park Primary School, Gillespie Primary School and Winton Primary School. The school is one of eight primary schools in Islington to hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, a status it earned in its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and maintained in an ungraded inspection in March 2025, where inspectors confirmed that standards were being upheld. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Hugh Myddelton Primary School, about 0.9 kilometres away. With 317 pupils on roll against a capacity of 458, the school is not yet full, but it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 137 applications for 58 places, with 40 of those coming as first preferences.

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