Free schools · Islington

City of London Primary Academy, Islington

4–11Ages
348Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143020URN

15 Baltic Street West, London, EC1Y 0AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

168 applications for 60 places · 18th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 5 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
5 November 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

168 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.8; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.4; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.5; Islington median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.6; Islington median median 2.7
2020 2.8; Islington median median 3.0
2019 4.2; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.8; 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	60	168	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2025	58	137	2.4	40	0.69
Sep 2024	60	152	2.5	49	0.82
Sep 2023	60	148	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	183	3.1	89	1.48
Sep 2021	60	158	2.6	62	1.03
Sep 2020	60	170	2.8	68	1.13
Sep 2019	30	125	4.2	46	1.53
Sep 2018	30	115	3.8	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%10th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth50%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard47%

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	80%	40%	112	109
2023/24	76%	24%	108	106
2022/23

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

City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
0.2 km · Islington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Good2023

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Moreland Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Remains Good · improving2024

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

Good2024

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Christopher Hatton Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

2026

3.7applications per place 81%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143020 · 206/2001
Trust: City of London Academies Trust
Capacity: 458 pupils · 348 on roll
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: 15 Baltic Street West, London, EC1Y 0AE
Local authority: Islington

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