Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
Primary · Community school · Ages 0–11 · 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.
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 0–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Robert Blair 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 1.342 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.521 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 41.1%, against a middle figure of 59% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- Places for Reception ran out in 2019 and 2021, but every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place.
- Reception 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer and the 3rd lowest of 39 Islington primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 44% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2nd lowest 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
- Brewery Road, Islington, London, N7 9QJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this diverse school community.”
- “They are safe and happy and know that staff listen to them.”
- “They can name a trusted adult they would speak to if they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, methods for checking what pupils know and can do are less developed.”
- “In these subjects, pupils’ misconceptions are sometimes missed, and they do not develop a secure and deep understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 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) | 44% | 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: 20 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.
- Hungerford School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Vittoria Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tufnell Park Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drayton Park Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published