William Tyndale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.244 miles
Distance (miles): 0.244 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
William Tyndale Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
William Tyndale 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 | 0.244 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.291 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.368 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.256 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.158 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.157 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.244 miles away; of 20 Islington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, it was the 3rd shortest.
- 83% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- In 2026 there were 111 first-choice applications for 59 Reception offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 54 first-choice families (49%) were not offered a place.
- 24.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 68.1% across 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
- Upper Street, London, N1 2GG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and nurturing school where pupils thrive.”
- “Pupils love coming to school every day.”
- “Their behaviour in class and as they move around the school is exemplary.”
To improve
- “However, the teaching of writing is not consistently strong.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not learn how to form letters accurately or write with fluency.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not achieving as well as they could by the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 83% | 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: 111 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 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 Mary's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Canonbury Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The New North Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published