Voluntary aided school · Islington

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
100447URN

Compton Street, Goswell Road, Islington, London, EC1V 0EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

55 applications for 25 places · 28th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Islington median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

55 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.6; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.2; Islington median median 2.7
2020 3.2; Islington median median 3.0
2019 2.6; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.4; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.8; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Islington median median 3.3
2015 4.5; Islington median median 3.5
2014 4.2; Islington median median 3.4

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	25	55	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2024	17	39	2.3	16	0.94
Sep 2023	18	47	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2022	20	56	2.8	18	0.90
Sep 2021	26	57	2.2	23	0.88
Sep 2020	22	70	3.2	21	0.95
Sep 2019	28	72	2.6	23	0.82
Sep 2018	25	84	3.4	23	0.92
Sep 2017	30	115	3.8	43	1.43
Sep 2016	30	104	3.5	33	1.10
Sep 2015	31	139	4.5	47	1.52
Sep 2014	30	125	4.2	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · 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 standard88%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	9%	108	108
2023/24	86%	7%	108	106
2022/23	97%	17%	109	106

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

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
0.4 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Moreland Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
0.5 km · Islington

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
0.6 km · Islington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Christopher Hatton Primary School
0.8 km · Camden

2026

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Camden

Remains Good · improving2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hanover Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Good2024

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100447 · 206/3575
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 54.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Compton Street, Goswell Road, Islington, London, EC1V 0EU
Local authority: Islington

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