Islington school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (10)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Arts and Media School Islington	99	207	61	61	2.1 per offer
Central Foundation Boys' School	173	559	235	144	3.2 per offer
City of London Academy Highbury Grove	174	425	98	98	2.4 per offer
City of London Academy Islington	136	461	106	86	3.4 per offer
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill	102	220	69	69	2.2 per offer
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School	178	500	166	115	2.8 per offer
Highbury Fields School	136	442	98	76	3.3 per offer
Lift Beacon High	85	157	39	39	1.8 per offer
St Aloysius' College	86	267	54	54	3.1 per offer
St Mary Magdalene Academy	171	1087	434	159	6.4 per offer

Primary schools (41)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre	60	292	75	53	4.9 per offer
Ashmount Primary School	56	173	27	27	3.1 per offer
Canonbury Primary School	60	261	60	40	4.4 per offer
Christ The King Catholic Primary School	21	46	19	19	2.2 per offer
City of London Primary Academy, Islington	60	168	60	43	2.8 per offer
Drayton Park Primary School	30	136	26	20	4.5 per offer
Duncombe Primary School	59	84	26	26	1.4 per offer
Gillespie Primary School	30	237	57	30	7.9 per offer
Grafton Primary School	60	141	43	43	2.4 per offer
Hanover Primary School	30	110	27	18	3.7 per offer
Hargrave Park School	30	81	32	29	2.7 per offer
Hugh Myddelton Primary School	60	225	101	59	3.8 per offer
Hungerford School	6	27	6	6	4.5 per offer
Laycock Primary School	29	91	22	22	3.1 per offer
Moreland Primary School	59	110	46	46	1.9 per offer
Newington Green Primary School	59	194	63	49	3.3 per offer
Pakeman Primary School	45	84	39	39	1.9 per offer
Pooles Park Primary School	20	40	18	18	2.0 per offer
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre	30	58	28	28	1.9 per offer
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre	30	41	20	20	1.4 per offer
Rotherfield Primary School	30	73	25	24	2.4 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	58	87	51	51	1.5 per offer
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School	14	39	10	10	2.8 per offer
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School	60	181	41	38	3.0 per offer
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School	18	41	17	17	2.3 per offer
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School	30	145	28	22	4.8 per offer
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School	17	58	12	12	3.4 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	60	152	75	57	2.5 per offer
St Luke's CofE Primary School	20	49	19	19	2.5 per offer
St Mark's CofE Primary School	30	81	29	28	2.7 per offer
St Mary Magdalene Academy	30	183	69	29	6.1 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School	30	69	21	21	2.3 per offer
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School	25	55	25	25	2.2 per offer
The New North Academy	6	29	5	5	4.8 per offer
Thornhill Primary School	60	200	55	51	3.3 per offer
Tufnell Park Primary School	60	178	41	39	3.0 per offer
Vittoria Primary School	30	41	20	19	1.4 per offer
Whitehall Park School	20	56	17	17	2.8 per offer
William Tyndale Primary School	59	317	111	57	5.4 per offer
Winton Primary School	30	98	23	22	3.3 per offer
Yerbury Primary School	60	238	87	55	4.0 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Islington secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.