Overall Oxbridge
#1,023
6 ranked schools · -109 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
50
Offers
7
Georgian squares and Victorian terraces define the streets of Islington, an inner London borough formed in 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. Emirates Stadium is the borough's defining landmark. Set in the Holloway district, it anchors an area that reaches northward to Archway. Around 215,000 people live within its compact boundaries, making it one of the smallest and most densely settled boroughs in the capital.
Canonbury, with its period garden squares and stucco villas, is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in north London, while Highbury and Highgate draw families competing for primary and secondary places year on year. The Northern and Victoria lines run through the borough, connecting these residential streets directly to central London.
Area Performance
Across 68 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.13/10, +0.68 vs England.
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Distribution across all Islington schools
Islington vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Islington schools
top 39% of 14,978
top 39% of 14,978
top 35% of 3,680
top 35% of 3,680
top 38% of 2,376
top 38% of 2,376
Overall Oxbridge
6 ranked schools · -109 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
50
Offers
7
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
18
Offers
0
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · -192 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
32
Offers
7
Local directory
Start with 17 local profile links across primary schools, secondary schools and sixth forms. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
46 local matches
IslingtonState#1 locallyElite
IslingtonState#2 locallyElite
IslingtonState#3 locallyElite
IslingtonState#4 locallyElite
IslingtonState#5 locallyElite
IslingtonState#6 locallyElite
IslingtonState#7 locallyElite
IslingtonState#8 locallyElite
11 local matches
IslingtonIndependent#1 locallyElite
IslingtonState#3 locallyElite
IslingtonState#4 locallyElite
IslingtonState#5 locallyGood
IslingtonState#6 locallyElite
IslingtonState#7 locallyElite
IslingtonState#8 locallyGood
IslingtonState#9 locallyExcellent
9 local matches
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