Drayton Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.361 miles
Distance (miles): 0.361 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Drayton Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Drayton Park Primary School 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 | 0.361 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.345 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 0.479 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.375 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.361 miles away, the 9th shortest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 26 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers in 2026; 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Improved significantly (4 June 2025); the previous graded outcome was Good (11 May 2016).
- In 2024/25, 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
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
- Arvon Road, Highbury, London, N5 1PJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 277 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school.”
- “Staff and pupils embody the ‘Drayton Park Way’ by showing empathy and respect for others.”
- “The school takes a nurturing and caring approach, which leads to pupils feeling, and being kept, secure and safe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 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) | 85% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 20 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Canonbury Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joan of Arc RC Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pakeman Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gillespie Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- William Tyndale Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published