St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · 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, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 June 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St John's Upper Holloway CofE 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 | 0.212 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 46.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, whereas places ran out in 2021, the other year with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 12 first-choice applications for 17 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 39 Islington primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Pemberton Gardens, Upper Holloway, London, N19 5RR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 June 2022
Strengths
- “St John's Upper Holloway is a caring and welcoming school.”
- “This is fully realised through the unwavering support that pupils and their families receive from the moment they start in early years.”
- “The school's values of love, truthfulness, friendship, courage, thankfulness, creativity and perseverance are seamlessly woven through all aspects of daily life and seen through pupils' behaviour and interactions with staff around the school.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified that pupils' achievements in writing are not as embedded as they are in reading and mathematics.”
- “The curriculum in subjects other than English and mathematics is not as consistently embedded.”
- “While pupils generally remember what they have been taught, they do not consistently develop the same depth of understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2026 (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) | 58% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 12 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.
- Yerbury Primary School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hargrave Park School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Duncombe Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tufnell Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitehall Park School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published