Community school · Islington

Thornhill Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100425URN

Thornhill Road, Islington, London, N1 1HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.5 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

200 applications for 60 places · 11th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

24 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 March 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Islington median (2.8) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

200 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 3.3; Islington median median 2.8
2025 3.5; Islington median median 2.6
2024 3.5; Islington median median 2.9
2023 3.7; Islington median median 2.7
2022 3.4; Islington median median 2.9
2021 4.1; Islington median median 2.7
2020 4.1; Islington median median 3.0
2019 4.0; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.5; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.8; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.4; Islington median median 3.3
2015 4.5; Islington median median 3.5
2014 4.2; Islington median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Islington median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Islington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	200	3.3	55	0.92
Sep 2025	60	209	3.5	68	1.13
Sep 2024	60	211	3.5	77	1.28
Sep 2023	60	223	3.7	67	1.12
Sep 2022	60	206	3.4	61	1.02
Sep 2021	59	239	4.1	75	1.27
Sep 2020	59	240	4.1	64	1.08
Sep 2019	60	240	4.0	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	210	3.5	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	228	3.8	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	205	3.4	42	0.70
Sep 2015	60	270	4.5	68	1.13
Sep 2014	60	249	4.2	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 88% · Maths 91% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%5th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	23%	109	109
2023/24	85%	19%	108	108
2022/23	76%	22%	107	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thornhill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Laycock Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Good2024

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
William Tyndale Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Vittoria Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

2026

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Canonbury Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

4.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
0.9 km · Islington

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100425 · 206/2596
Capacity: 468 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 38.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Thornhill Road, Islington, London, N1 1HX
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources