Best primary schools in Islington (2026)

Islington has 37 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, in the top 3% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 67%, against 62% for England. 11 are in England's top 10%, and 6 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Filter and sort these schools → Find an area to live near them

Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 3% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Islington · Roman Catholic	85%	89%	29%	Outstanding
2 Top 3% in England	Hugh Myddelton Primary School Islington	89%	89%	13%	No rating
3 Top 3% in England	St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Islington · Catholic	90%	88%	9%	Good
4 Top 4% in England	Gillespie Primary School Islington	87%	89%	26%	Outstanding
5 Top 4% in England	Winton Primary School Islington	84%	92%	24%	Outstanding
6 Top 4% in England	City of London Primary Academy, Islington Islington	78%	80%	40%	Outstanding
7 Top 4% in England	Thornhill Primary School Islington	83%	88%	23%	No rating
8 Top 6% in England	Drayton Park Primary School Islington	84%	85%	18%	No rating
9 Top 6% in England	Yerbury Primary School Islington	78%	74%	24%	Outstanding
10 Top 9% in England	William Tyndale Primary School Islington	77%	83%	19%	Not judged
11 Top 9% in England	Tufnell Park Primary School Islington	78%	84%	19%	No rating
12 Top 14% in England	St Mark's CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	77%	75%	14%	No rating
13 Top 15% in England	Newington Green Primary School Islington	72%	72%	20%	Outstanding
14 Top 16% in England	St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Islington · Roman Catholic	72%	71%	19%	No rating
15 Top 18% in England	St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	73%	62%	12%	Good
16 Top 24% in England	Grafton Primary School Islington	71%	70%	8%	Good
17 Top 25% in England	Canonbury Primary School Islington	71%	78%	13%	No rating
18 Top 29% in England	Duncombe Primary School Islington	71%	79%	8%	Good
19 Top 32% in England	Hargrave Park School Islington	68%	61%	13%	Good
20 Top 40% in England	Rotherfield Primary School Islington	66%	74%	10%	No rating
21 Top 41% in England	Hanover Primary School Islington	62%	67%	22%	Good
22 Top 42% in England	St Luke's CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	63%	59%	3%	No rating
23 Top 48% in England	St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	63%	58%	8%	No rating
24 Bottom 50% in England	Ashmount Primary School Islington	59%	61%	18%	Good
25 Bottom 44% in England	St Mary's CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	60%	53%	3%	No rating
26 Bottom 42% in England	Whitehall Park School Islington	57%	46%	12%	No rating
27 Bottom 41% in England	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Islington · Roman Catholic	58%	63%	8%	No rating
28 Bottom 38% in England	Pakeman Primary School Islington	60%	62%	7%	Report card
29 Bottom 37% in England	St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School Islington · Church of England	58%	57%	4%	Not judged
30 Bottom 33% in England	Vittoria Primary School Islington	59%	68%	0%	No rating
31 Bottom 30% in England	Moreland Primary School Islington	57%	61%	4%	No rating
32 Bottom 26% in England	Robert Blair School and Children's Centre Islington	55%	44%	4%	No rating
33 Bottom 18% in England	Christ The King Catholic Primary School Islington · Roman Catholic	49%	39%	3%	Not judged
34 Bottom 17% in England	St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Islington · Roman Catholic	50%	35%	3%	No rating
35 Bottom 16% in England	Laycock Primary School Islington	49%	64%	6%	Good
36 Bottom 16% in England	Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre Islington	48%	43%	10%	Good
37 Bottom 3% in England	Hungerford School Islington	37%	28%	0%	Good

Other towns in Greater London

Also see

Questions

What is the best primary school in Islington?

On exam results over the last three years, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Islington, in the top 3% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.