Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
Primary · Community school · Ages 0–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.338 miles
Distance (miles): 0.338 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 0–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.338 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.271 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.290 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.289 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.143 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.262 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 0.338 miles, the 8th shortest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 75 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 97 of the 292 applications (33%) came from families living outside Islington, and 23 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 515 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy and proud of their school.”
- “They cherish all the learning and multiple enrichment activities on offer.”
- “Absence rates are exceptionally low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- Gillespie Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pooles Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pakeman Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Drayton Park Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published