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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 2 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 13 March 2019Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry461 applications · 136 places offered · 106 named it first
- 2026 3.4; Islington median median 2.8
- 2025 3.9; Islington median median 2.8
- 2024 3.4; Islington median median 3.0
- 2023 4.3; Islington median median 2.9
- 2022 4.7; Islington median median 3.0
- 2021 4.7; Islington median median 3.0
- 2020 4.4; Islington median median 3.2
- 2019 4.5; Islington median median 3.0
- 2018 4.3; Islington median median 3.2
- 2017 6.2; Islington median median 3.1
- 2016 5.2; Islington median median 3.0
- 2015 4.0; Islington median median 2.8
- 2014 3.8; Islington median median 3.2
- This school
- Islington median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 136 | 461 | 3.4 | 106 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2025 | 130 | 500 | 3.9 | 109 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 | 162 | 544 | 3.4 | 136 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 | 158 | 674 | 4.3 | 177 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2022 | 159 | 741 | 4.7 | 188 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 156 | 726 | 4.7 | 179 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 164 | 716 | 4.4 | 178 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 | 159 | 709 | 4.5 | 182 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 163 | 704 | 4.3 | 197 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 119 | 735 | 6.2 | 203 | 1.71 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 607 | 5.2 | 168 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2015 | 116 | 461 | 4.0 | 116 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 117 | 444 | 3.8 | 99 | 0.85 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 149 | 46.1 | 46% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 157 | 40.8 | 38% | 51% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 45.5 | 37% | 62% | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 155 | 47.6 | 48% | 68% | −0.14 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- City of London Academy IslingtonThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20253.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · IslingtonGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Hackney20262.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · IslingtonGraded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · IslingtonOutstanding20236.4applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · IslingtonGood20222.4applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · HackneyRemains Good20233.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · HackneyGood20224.6applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · IslingtonRemains Outstanding20223.3applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135587 · 206/6906
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 805 pupils · 852 on roll
- Free school meals
- 65.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2008
- Replaced
- Islington Green School (URN 100454)
- Address
- Prebend Street, Islington, London, N1 8PQ
- Local authority
- Islington
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources