Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.378 miles
Distance (miles): 0.378 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Thornhill Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 November 2022. Islington and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Thornhill 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 | 0.378 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.364 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.337 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.364 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.398 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.255 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.272 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.364 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.378 miles away, the 10th shortest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and in 2019, though it swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being 2021 to 2022.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 51 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 88% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- Thornhill Road, Islington, London, N1 1HX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 November 2022
Strengths
- “This is a friendly, caring and welcoming school that pupils enjoy attending.”
- “They are happy here and kept safe.”
- “Pupils said that their teachers are kind and helpful and make learning interesting and fun.”
To improve
- “There are a few subjects that are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Staff have not had as much training in these subjects.”
- “This means that they do not always have sufficient expertise to ensure that pupils learn the planned curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 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) | 88% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 51 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 Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- William Tyndale Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vittoria Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Canonbury Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published