St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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.
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St John Evangelist Catholic 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 0.889 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.151 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 35% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2019 and 2021, and the outcome swung sharply, most of all from 2019 to 2021.
- 17 first-choice applications for 18 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 73.5% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington is 59.1%.
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
- Duncan Street, Islington High Street, London, N1 8BL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 73.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and offer a warm welcome to visitors.”
- “They are very courteous to each other and to the adults who look after them.”
- “They know how to raise concerns with trusted adults if needed and are confident in doing so.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the curriculum has not been designed with the same precision.”
- “In these instances, the important knowledge pupils need to learn has not been broken down into small steps.”
- “This makes it difficult for staff to check that pupils have secured the prior knowledge and skills they need before moving on to more complex tasks.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 35% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 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.
- Hanover Primary School 0.2 mi Good 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
- Moreland Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Thornhill 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
- The New North Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published