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Newington Green Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N16 8NP
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Islington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Islington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
37
Outstanding
6
Good
28
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 80% · RI: 0% · I: 3%
2
Winton Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N1 9AZ
Outstanding
3
Gillespie Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N5 1LH
Outstanding
4
Yerbury Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N19 4RR
Outstanding
5
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
Primary • Free schools • London • EC1Y 0AE
Outstanding
6
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • EC1R 1YJ
Outstanding
7
Hanover Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N1 8BD
Good
8
Laycock Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N1 1SW
Good
9
Grafton Primary School
Primary • Community school • London • N7 6AR
Good
10
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • London • N5 1DL
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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