# City of London Primary Academy, Islington

City of London Primary Academy, Islington is a primary school in Islington, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 348 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143020. [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 348
- Council: Islington
- URN: 143020

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, March 2025
Before that: Outstanding (overall), November 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 19 March 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 80% of pupils at City of London Primary Academy, Islington met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Islington and 62% in England.
40% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 40% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prior-weston-primary-school-and-childrens-centre-e100434): 250 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dallington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dallington-school-e100462): 350 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Charterhouse Square School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charterhouse-square-school-e100463): 370 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e100447): 380 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [City of London School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-for-girls-e100001): 460 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e100443): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143020)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143020)

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