Tufnell Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.845 miles
Distance (miles): 0.845 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Tufnell Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 October 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Tufnell 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 | 0.845 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.522 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 4.004 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
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 0.845 miles away, the 3rd longest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 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
- 31 Carleton Road, London, N7 0HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 October 2022
Strengths
- “They think teachers explain things clearly in lessons and provide help when it is needed.”
- “They love their new school building.”
- “Parents and carers are particularly positive about the strong sense of community leaders and governors have created.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, leaders have not considered carefully what pupils should be learning and when.”
- “Some guidance provided to teachers is vague about the specific skills pupils need to build on and apply as they progress through the curriculum.”
- “When this is the case pupils are asked to attempt work before they and their teachers are clear enough about what they are aiming to achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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) | 84% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 39 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 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Yerbury Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Grafton 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
- Pakeman Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published