Grafton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Grafton Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Grafton 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.522 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.912 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.350 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.213 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.317 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in all 5 earlier Reception years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 43 first-choice applications for 60 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- Eburne Road, Holloway, London, N7 6AR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 435 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Grafton are polite, thoughtful and respectful.”
- “The school’s values are exemplified by pupils and staff each day.”
- “Relationships across the school are very positive.”
To improve
- “In these areas, opportunity is not consistently provided for pupils to practise and embed important ideas.”
- “As a result, some pupils find it hard to remember and apply previous knowledge to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 43 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.
- Pakeman Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Pooles Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yerbury Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tufnell Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Duncombe Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published