St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.483 miles
Distance (miles): 1.483 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's 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 | 1.483 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 0.512 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
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 1.483 miles away, the longest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2019, and every applicant was offered a place in 2 of the 4 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd 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
- Fowler Road, Islington, London, N1 2EP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of the St Mary’s family.”
- “They are friendly, confident and polite.”
- “Leaders encourage the school’s values to underpin how pupils behave towards each other and to staff.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders’ curricular thinking is not as well developed.”
- “This is because subject leaders who are new to their roles do not have sufficient oversight of curriculum development.”
- “Sometimes, teaching does not check pupils’ understanding as routinely well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 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) | 53% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 21 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.
- William Tyndale Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The New North Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Canonbury Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hanover Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published