Hanover Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.423 miles
Distance (miles): 0.423 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Hanover Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Hanover 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 | 0.423 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.245 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.403 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.294 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.423 miles from the school, the 6th longest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further than in 2023 and in 2019, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years.
- In Reception 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Noel Road, Islington, London, N1 8BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school makes sure that parents and carers, pupils and staff understand and support the ‘happy Hanover habits’ of being kind, brave and responsible.”
- “These are threaded through everything that happens here and help to make the school a joyful and nurturing place for everyone.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning very much, including opportunities to learn outside of the classroom.”
To improve
- “Some pupils enjoy reading more than others.”
- “In some areas, where the school’s curriculum work is newer, some staff have not had the training needed to expertly deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding.”
- “This affects how well pupils’ learning of the curriculum deepens over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 18 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.
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moreland Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The New North Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published