Islington Schools: Inspiring Learning and Achievement
Your guide to the school application process for children born between: 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 Offer day: Closing date: 15 January 2018 16 April 2018
www.islington.gov.uk/admissions Location map
Key 2 44 Primary Schools Municipal Offices/Town Hall Rail Stations 33 Haringey Underground Stations Parks and open space 10 Major roads Minor roads 14 5 Rail lines 32 36 23 1. Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre 47 2. Ashmount Primary School 3. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 19 1 4. Canonbury Primary School 12 5. Christ the King Primary School 22 11 6. City of London Primary Academy (COLPA-I) 7. Clerkenwell Parochial Primary School 42 31 8. Copenhagen Primary School 9. Drayton Park Primary School 29 10. Duncombe Primary School 11. Gillespie Primary School Hackney 12. Grafton Primary School 15 9 13. Hanover Primary School 17 27 14. Hargrave Park School 15. Highbury Quadrant Primary School 21 16. Hugh Myddelton Primary School 37 17. Hungerford School and Children’s Centre 18. Laycock Primary School 25 34 19. Montem Primary School 4 20. Moreland Primary School and Children’s Centre 18 21. Newington Green Primary School 22. Pakeman Primary School 45 23. Pooles Park Primary School 41 24. Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre 28 38 25. Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centre 3 26. Rotherfield Primary School 40 26 8 27. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 43 28. St Andrew’s Primary School 29. St Joan of Arc Primary School 46 30 30. St John Evangelist Primary School 31. St John’s (Highbury Vale) Primary School 13 32. St John’s (Upper Holloway) CE Primary School 33. St Joseph’s Primary School 34. St Jude and St Paul’s Primary School 7 Camden 16 35. St Luke’s Primary School 20 36. St Mark’s CE Primary School 37. St Mary Magdalene Academy 35 38. St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School 39 39. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 40. The New North Academy 6 24 41. Thornhill Primary School 42. Tufnell Park Primary School 43. Vittoria Primary School 44. Whitehall Park School 45. William Tyndale Primary School 46. Winton Primary School 47. Yerbury Primary School City of London
This brochure is for reference only. All the hyperlinks that you see are clickable in the digital 2 version of the brochure that can be found online at www.islington.gov.uk/admissions Welcome
Welcome
In Islington, we are passionate about If you need any help or advice supporting children and young about making an application, our people to have the best start in Schools Admissions team is on hand life. This year we launched the Fair to guide you through each stage of Futures Commission, to help us build the process. a community that really listens to children and is a great place to grow Finally, I’d like to take the opportunity up, learn, work and have fun. to wish your child every success as they embark on the first stage of their With creative teaching and supportive school journey. staff, Islington’s primary schools provide a nurturing environment for their pupils. Every child is given the attention they need to develop and thrive, whatever their background or ability. Councillor Joe Caluori All of our schools offer a range of Executive Member for Children, after school clubs, breakfast clubs Young People and Families and extra-curricular activities. From sport, to music and computing, they give young children the opportunity to explore their interests whilst developing social and interpersonal skills. Many of our primary schools are now equipped with micro: bit computers, aiming to give our young people the skills to be digitally confident in a modern world. This brochure outlines key admissions information about Islington’s primary schools, including how to apply online, and provides links to each school’s website to enable you to explore the school in more detail. 3 Contents
Section 1: Before you apply Section 4: Islington’s schools About schools in Islington 7 Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre 35 Dates to remember 8 Ashmount Primary School 36 Top tips before you apply 9 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 37 Our pledge to you 11 Canonbury Primary School 38 Christ the King Primary School 39 Section 2: How to apply City of London Primary Academy (COLPA-I) 40 Apply online 13 Clerkenwell Parochial Primary School 41 About school applications 15 Copenhagen Primary School 42 Admission criteria for community schools 20 Drayton Park Primary School 43 Criteria flowchart 24 Duncombe Primary School 44 Table of school places 25 Gillespie Primary School 45 Grafton Primary School 46 Section 3: What happens next Hanover Primary School 47 What happens to your application? 29 Hargrave Park School 48 School places, waiting lists and appeals 30 Highbury Quadrant Primary School 49 Junior Admissions 32 Hugh Myddelton Primary School 50 Fair Access 33 Hungerford School and Children’s Centre 51 Laycock Primary School 52 Montem Primary School 53 Moreland Primary School and Children’s Centre 54 Newington Green Primary School 55
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Section 4: Islington’s schools Section 5: Useful information and contacts Pakeman Primary School 56 FIS, free school meals and additional needs 83 Pooles Park Primary School 57 School attendance 85 Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre 58 Transport 86 Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centrel 59 Glossary 87 Rotherfield Primary School 60 Key Information 91 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 61 St Andrew’s Primary School 62 St Joan of Arc Primary School 63 St John Evangelist Primary School 64 St John’s (Highbury Vale) Primary School 65 St John’s (Upper Holloway) CE Primary School 66 St Joseph’s Primary School 67 St Jude and St Paul’s Primary School 68 St Luke’s Primary School 69 St Mark’s CE Primary School 70 St Mary Magdalene Academy 71 St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School 72 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 73 The New North Academy 74 Thornhill Primary School 75 Don’t forget - Tufnell Park Primary School 76 apply on time by Vittoria Primary School 77 15 January 2018 Whitehall Park School 78 William Tyndale Primary School 79 Winton Primary School 80 Yerbury Primary School 81
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About schools in Islington
Top of the class! you should discuss this with the Did you know that 95% of Islington head teacher of the offered school primary schools have been judged before coming to a final decision. as good or outstanding by Ofsted? Parents of summer born children can That is well above the national figure opt to delay their child’s admission of 89%. to reception class until the following The aim of this brochure is to school year when the child reaches help you make an informed compulsory school age. If you are decision about which school will considering this option, please let best suit your child. If you do need the School Admissions team know any extra information, please as soon as possible. You will need email us with your query at to submit a written request asking [email protected] or to delay your child’s admission to call us on 020 7527 5515. reception class. You will also need to submit a new admissions When does my child start school? application the next year, and your All children will be offered a full-time existing application (or school place school place for the start of the if already offered) will be withdrawn. school year in which they turn five. The expectation is that the place is Islington’s Community of Schools taken up in September at the start Islington’s Community of Schools of the school year. work closely with one another to meet the diverse needs of children Can I defer or delay my child’s living or going to school in the start in reception class? borough. You can opt to defer your child’s The Community of Schools is made start in reception class until later up of academies, community, in the school year. Your child must foundation, free, trust, and however be in full-time education voluntary–aided schools. For details by the time they reach compulsory of how these schools operate, please school age (the term after their fifth refer to the glossary. birthday). If you are thinking of deferring your child’s school place,
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Dates to remember
Date What happens?
September 2017 You can apply online from 1 September 2017 to 15 January 2018
12 January 2018 Recommended application return date: submit your online application by this date. If you miss the deadline, your application will not be processed until after all on time applications
15 January 2018 Application deadline: this is the final date for you to submit your application online. We strongly recommend that you submit your application by
12 January 2018
15 January 2018 Exceptional social/medical application deadline: you must submit your application and supporting documentation by this date in order for it to be considered alongside all on time applications
16 April 2018 Offer day: you will receive your result by email in the evening of 16 April 2018
30 April 2018 Acceptance deadline: you must accept (or decline) your school place by this date. You can do this online.
16 May 2018 Appeal deadline: submit your online appeal for an Islington community school by this date. For other types of schools, please refer to the school’s website. Remember, you can still appeal, even if you have accepted the school place offered.
31 December 2018 Waiting Lists: The last date your child will automatically remain on the waiting list of schools listed as higher preferences on your application form than the one offered. To extend this further, please contact the School Admissions team.
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Top tips before you apply
DO:
1. Apply on time – only 40% of applicants who applied late were offered one of their preferred schools compared to 97% of on time applicants
2. Remember to apply even if your child attends the nursery of your preferred school. There is no automatic entry to reception from nursery. 3. Visit schools – this is the best way to get a ‘feel’ for the school. You can meet a member of the leadership team, ask questions and see the school in action
4. Think about what is right for your child – don’t rely on what others tell you, visit the school and experience it first-hand
5. Talk to your child – involve them as much as you can 6. Think about the journey – how easy will it be to get to the school? Some schools may be further away but are easier to get to
7. Check the admission criteria and cut-off distance – how likely is it that your child will be offered a place? You can check by clicking on the link in the school fact file
8. Use all six preferences – make sure you include at least one local school
9. Ask the School Admissions team for advice – they can’t tell you which schools to apply for, but they can explain the admission criteria and check whether you would have got a place last year
10. Make sure you press ‘submit’ when you finish your online application. You should then receive a reference number confirming safe receipt.
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DON’T: 1. List private schools on your application – you should apply directly to the private school
2. Wait till the last minute to apply – you may have a problem getting online or logging on. Give yourself plenty of time to think things through carefully
3. List only one school – your application will not be treated more favourably and you could lose out on another school you like.
Don’t forget - apply online by 15 January 2018
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Our pledge to you
Islington Council is committed to providing quality customer service. We make the following promise to everyone who lives, works in, or visits the borough:
We will be fair in the way we deliver services and treat everyone equally, with courtesy and respect We will provide polite, welcoming and efficient services that are accessible to all We will provide helpful information and secure transactions on our website We will answer our phones quickly and endeavour to deal with your enquiry or issue during your first call. If we can’t we will call you back the next working day We will respond to your emails and letters in plain English within ten working days We will respond to your complaints within 21 days We will seek your feedback on the services we provide and publish the results on our website.
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Apply online If you live in Islington, you need to apply using Islington’s online application form. When can I apply? How do I get started? You can apply from 1 September You will need an email address. 2017 until 15 January 2018. You can register for a free email Applications made by the deadline account with a number of providers. are ‘on time’ and will be processed The London e-Admissions system before ‘late’ applications made after recommends Gmail. Click here to this deadline. create an account. For instructions about how to create an email address, We strongly recommend that you watch this handy YouTube tutorial. submit your application by Friday 12 January 2018 in case there I have an email address, what next? are any issues with submitting your Click here to access the London application (e.g. problems with e-Admissions system and register internet access, forgotten your email address. Once you username or password etc.). have done this, you will receive an email explaining how to make your Why apply online? application. 1. You can do your application in stages. You can review the order When do I find out which school of schools listed, and other has been offered? information as many times as National Primary Offer Day is you want before you submit your 16 April 2018. In the evening: online application. you will receive an email telling 2. The online system checks for you which school has been offered errors or missing information. OR 3. The system is secure and your you can log on to the London information is safe. e-Admissions system to view 4. A reference number is sent to your offer online. your registered email confirming safe receipt of your application. 5. There is no need to pay for postage. 13 Section 2: How to apply
Who can help me with the online ParentComms application? Why not sign up for ParentComms? The School Admissions team can Using the app, you will be able offer telephone advice and talk you to receive the outcome of through the online application. your application on your mobile The team also offers one to one device. You can download the free support from 222 Upper Street. ParentComms app from the Apple Please call 020 7527 5515 to AppStore, Google Play or Windows arrange an appointment. Phone Store by registering your username and password. You will For technical queries and assistance, receive reminders about the closing please contact the London date and any pending applications e-Admissions helpdesk: that need to be submitted by the E: [email protected] deadline. T: 020 8255 5555 (Option 1)
Make a note
Please make a note of the following details as you will need this information to access your application, and offer in April:
Application Reference Number:
Username:
Password:
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About school applications
1. You must apply to the local 5. It is a good idea to list your authority where your child nearest schools. If you do not lives. Islington residents should apply for any of the schools apply online here. close to you, there is a risk that if you do not secure a place at one 2. If your child attends a nursery of your preferences, local schools class in an Islington primary may already be full, and your school, there is no guarantee child could end up having to they will get a place in the travel further away to get to school’s reception class. school. You must submit an online application for admission to 6. Do not list private schools. You reception class. If you do not need to apply directly to apply, your child may be left fee-paying schools. without a school place. 7. As well as the main online 3. You can list up to six schools admissions application, you may on your application. The need to complete a supplementary schools can be in Islington or information form (SIF) for some in another local authority. There schools. This information is is no advantage in listing only one included in the fact file. The SIF or two schools. We highly must be sent directly to the recommend that you list six school. You must still complete schools, and include at least one the online application. school near to where you live. 8. You must submit your application 4. List the schools in the order you online by 15 January 2018. If prefer, with your favourite school it is late your chances of getting first. Your preference order is not a place at your preferred school disclosed to schools. may be reduced.
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Application address the council tax account is in a The address that we will use to different name from the process your application will be your applicant’s. child’s permanent address on The provision of false or 15 January 2018. We can only misleading information will use one address. This must be the result in the school place official address where your child being withdrawn, and may spends most of their time Monday lead to prosecution. to Friday. Please note that we may not accept Whistleblowing a temporary address if you still Islington Council takes a firm stand possess a property that was against any attempt to obtain a previously used as a home address; school place by fraud. If you provide nor accept a temporary address if it false or deliberately misleading is used solely or mainly to obtain a information whilst completing a school place. school admissions application, or use a temporary address intentionally for We may also carry out additional the purpose of gaining an advantage checks with the new school to see over other applicants, your whether the child’s home address application will become void. has changed since the application was completed and will investigate If you know someone who intends to all applications where: use, or has used, a false address to there are any doubts about the obtain a school place, you can report information originally provided this confidentially to the Islington School Admissions team on information has been received 020 7527 5515 or email from a member of the public to [email protected] . suggest misleading information has been provided and a fraudulent application made
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Shared parental responsibility We also require proof that the If parents live separately, but the child you are applying for lives child lives equally with both, then it with you. Therefore, please provide is the parents’ responsibility to a copy of your most recent child make this clear at the time of the benefit or family tax credit letter application and to provide which clearly states your child’s supporting evidence in respect of name and address. both addresses, for example, a If you do not receive child benefit or Residency Order from a court. family tax credit, please provide at Please note that only one address least two alternative documents to can be used for school admission prove your child lives with you. For purposes and the final decision example: a letter from your child’s will rest with the Islington School GP, dentist, hospital, optician; NHS Admissions team. Medical Card; or the page within your child’s health record book that Proof of address has his/her name and address. In order for us to verify your Please ensure that copies of address, please provide your documents provided are not older council tax reference number than 12 months. Documents (you can find this on your council can be uploaded with your online tax bill). If you cannot provide this, admissions application. If we require please provide a copy of your most further information, we will contact recent rent, mortgage statement or you. Do not delay submitting tenancy agreement. your application if you do not If you cannot obtain these have the appropriate proofs of documents, please provide at address as we can offer advice on least two alternative documents. what to do next. For example: utility bill; bank statement; GP, hospital, dentist or optician letter.
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Change of address return, allocate the nearest Islington If your child moves after 15 community school to your home January 2018, then please address that has a place available. provide a copy of the documents Where your child is first on the listed above. This is to ensure your waiting list, we will ask the school application is handled correctly. to go over number and admit your child as an ‘excepted’ pupil in line Children of UK service personnel with provisions in the School or crown servants Admissions Code. If you, or your partner, are a serving member of UK forces with Late applications a confirmed posting to Islington, If we receive your application or a crown servant returning from after 15 January 2018 then your overseas, we will use the posting application will be late. This means address provided by your it will not be considered until we employer as long as you provide have allocated school places for all us with documentary supporting applications received on time. This evidence of your relocation date and could reduce your chances of getting Islington address. a place at the school you want. There is no guarantee that a place If there are exceptional reasons why will be available at your preferred it was not possible to make your school; each application will be application by the deadline, please considered in line with the school’s email us at admissions@islington. admission criteria. If an offer can be gov.uk providing any supporting made, then that place may be held documentation. for a reasonable period, depending on individual circumstances. If we cannot offer your child a place at your preferred school, then we will in advance of your
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Privacy Notice Islington also has a duty to protect London Borough of Islington will the public funds it administers, handle the information you have and to this end it may use the provided in line with the provisions information you have provided on of the Data Protection Act. Any this form for the prevention and personal information will be held in detection of fraud. confidence with only the necessary For more information please people able to see or use it. Under contact the School Admissions the Data Protection Act you have team on 020 7527 5515, the right to make a formal request email [email protected] in writing for access to personal or go online. data held about you or your child. Islington has a duty under the Children’s Act 2004 to work with partners to provide and improve services to children and young people in the area. Therefore Islington may also use this information for other legitimate purposes and may share this information where necessary with other bodies responsible for administering services to be shared with the Department of Communities and Local Government as part of the Troubled Families Scheme. Further information can be found here.
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Admission criteria for community schools Children with an Education, Health with a sibling living at the same and Care Plan (EHCP) address who is on the roll of the If your child has an EHCP, they will preferred school (reception class be admitted to the school named in to year 6), or co-located Special the EHCP. School, at the time of the proposed admission in the new academic year. Oversubscription criteria 3. Exceptional social/medical When more applications are received needs than there are places available, the The Director of Children’s Services, following criteria will be used to on an individual basis, may give decide which pupils are offered a priority to applicants who can place at an Islington community demonstrate that admission to a school in the order listed below: particular school is necessary on the 1. Children looked after grounds of professionally supported This refers to children who are in the exceptional medical, social or care of a local authority and children special educational needs. Parents who have been adopted (or made must supply details of any such subject to a child arrangements special factors at the time of the order or special guardianship order) original application (together with immediately after being looked after. recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be 2. Siblings considered. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half-brother or sister, If your child has an exceptional social step-brother or sister or adopted (for example child protection/safe- brother or sister, whose main guarding issues) or medical need residence is at the same address. (for example if your child requires This criterion will apply to applicants wheelchair access) to attend a
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specific Islington community school, 4. Distance then please provide professional Applicants will be prioritised by evidence (e.g. from a doctor or distance (starting with the nearest). educational psychologist) and Nearness to schools is measured on complete our social/medical a computerised mapping system application explaining why this is using a straight line distance the only school that can meet your measurement. Routes will be child’s needs. The form is available calculated from the home address for download here. (as defined by the Land and Property Gazetteer) to the Your case will be considered by a midpoint of the school grounds (as panel comprising a senior admissions determined by the London Borough officer, educational psychologist and of Islington). senior social worker. The panel will consider the evidence presented Please note distance will be used and consult relevant professionals as as a tiebreaker for criteria 1, 2 necessary to determine: and 3. a. whether your child has an exceptional social or medical need How we calculate home to school and distances b. that this need can only be met by We use the Capita ONE system to a specific school. calculate the distance from your child’s home (the start point) to the Please note late applicants school (the end point). This system applying under social/medical calculates the distance in miles to criterion can be prioritised only three decimal places. The routing on the waiting list. database system uses two dimensional maps. This means it does not take into account any contours or terrains.
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The start point (applicant’s home) Please note that you cannot For calculation purposes, Islington compare distances produced on Council uses the National Land and Islington’s Capita ONE system to Property Gazetteer (NLPG) those calculated using any personal database to determine the start or online geographical information point for Islington addresses. The system software you may have starting points for other addresses access to such as satellite are provided by your home local navigations systems or Google authority. Calculations are based on maps. the assumption that the child’s home Islington residents can obtain an address is classified at the point of approximate distance measurement application as a residential property. to any Islington school by clicking If you live in a block of flats where here. you use a communal entrance, we Alternatively, you can call the School will use the NLPG point for the Admissions team for an approximate block and not the centroid of your measurement on 020 7527 5515. individual flat for the distance calculation.
The end point (school) The centre of the school grounds is used as the end point for home to school distance as defined by Islington Council.
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Multiple births
Key Stage 1 If only one place is available at the school in reception class, Year 1 or Year 2 and the next child who qualifies for a place is one of multiple-birth siblings, schools will go over their published admission number to support the family. These children will be deemed ‘excepted’ pupils under KS1 class size legislation.
Key Stage 2 For pupils in Years 3-6, if only one place is available at the school and the next child who qualifies for a place is one of multiple birth siblings, we will ask community schools to admit the siblings and go over their published admission number to support the family.
Tie break If only one place is available and two or more children qualify for that place, the child who is offered the place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.
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Criteria flowchart
SEN: Does your child have an Education, Health and Care Plan? Please contact the SEN YES team on 020 7527 5518
NO
Your application will be 1) Children looked after: Is your child looked after by a YES local authority or was adopted (or made subject to a child considered under this arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately criterion and will have the after being looked after? highest priority. Please provide a letter from your child’s social worker to confirm that your child NO is or was looked after.
2) Siblings: Does your child have a brother or sister who will be Your application will be attending the school in September 2018? See p20 for a full YES considered under this definition of this rule. criterion, which has priority over applications considered under criteria NO 3 and 4.
3) Social/medical: Does your child have an exceptional social or If the panel agrees your medical need to attend a specific school? If yes, then please provide: case is strong enough • professional evidence (eg from a doctor or educational to meet the requirements YES psychologist) and of this rule, then your • an explanation outlining why this is the only school that can meet application will be your child’s needs using our social/medical application form considered under this See p20 for a full definition of this rule. criterion which has priority over applications considered under NO criterion 4.
4) Distance: All remaining applications will be considered under the distance criterion, with priority given to those children who live closest to the school. Please see p21-22 for an explanation of how we measure distances.
24 Table of school places The table below provides a summary of information for Islington primary schools for last year’s admission round (admission in September 2017). Name of school Name of number Published admission applications Number of received preference first Number of applications received offers Total under Special Number offered Educational Needs under Children Number offered After criterion Looked admitted children Number of under sibling criterion admitted children Number of under the Social/Medical under other Number offered criteria offered children Number of criterion under the distance (miles) Distance Cut off lodged appeals Number of upheld appeals Number of
Ambler 60 242 56 60 0 1 23 1 N/A 35 0.412 2 0 Ashmount 60 265 45 59 0 0 19 0 N/A 40 Does not apply 1 0 Blessed Sacrament 30 54 19 18 0 0 10 0 Faith: 0 8 Does not apply 0 0 Children of staff: 0 Canonbury 60 362 70 60 0 0 22 2 N/A 36 0.362 10 0 Christ The King 60 97 42 49 0 2 0 0 Faith: 22 24 Does not apply 0 0 City of London 60 129 N/A 60 0 1 N/A 1 N/A 58 0.688 2 0 Primary Academy Islington Clerkenwell 30 99 21 30 0 0 15 0 Faith: 9 6 0.37 0 0 Parochial Copenhagen 60 43 13 13 0 0 6 0 N/A 7 Does not apply 0 0 Drayton Park 45 153 38 45 0 0 19 0 N/A 26 0.349 3 1 Duncombe 60 138 38 48 0 0 24 0 N/A 24 Does not apply 0 0 Gillespie 30 242 54 30 0 0 12 1 N/A 17 0.203 2 0 Grafton 60 352 106 60 0 0 16 0 N/A 44 0.238 7 0 Hanover 45 179 60 45 0 0 20 1 N/A 24 0.233 0 0 Hargrave Park 45 116 27 33 0 0 14 0 N/A 19 Does not apply 0 0 Highbury Quadrant 60 147 38 55 0 0 15 1 N/A 39 Does not apply 0 0 Hugh Myddelton 60 117 43 53 0 0 23 0 N/A 30 Does not apply 0 0 Hungerford 60 76 22 30 0 0 9 0 N/A 21 Does not apply 0 0 Laycock 50 169 41 50 0 0 25 1 N/A 24 1.073 0 0 Montem 60 161 46 55 0 0 20 0 N/A 35 Does not apply 0 0 Moreland 60 148 44 59 0 0 13 0 N/A 46 Does not apply 0 0 Newington Green 60 140 55 60 0 0 26 1 N/A 33 1.744 0 0 Pakeman 45 177 41 45 1 0 23 0 N/A 21 0.371 2 0 Pooles Park 60 84 46 48 0 0 29 0 N/A 19 Does not apply 0 0 Prior Weston 60 111 57 60 0 3 39 1 N/A 17 0.216 0 0 Robert Blair 30 52 18 19 0 0 4 0 N/A 15 Does not apply 0 0 Rotherfield 60 115 40 51 0 0 25 0 N/A 26 Does not apply 0 0
25 4 Table of school places continued Section 2: How to apply Name of school Name of number Published admission applications Number of received preference first Number of applications received offers Total under Special Number offered Educational Needs under Children Number offered After criterion Looked admitted children Number of under sibling criterion admitted children Number of under the Social/Medical under other Number offered criteria offered children Number of criterion under the distance (miles) Distance Cut off lodged appeals Number of upheld appeals Number of
Sacred Heart 60 155 58 60 0 0 1 0 Faith: 54 5 0.099 0 0 St Andrew's 30 63 15 19 0 0 9 0 Faith: 1 9 Does not apply 0 0 Barnsbury St Joan of Arc 60 177 58 60 0 1 23 0 Faith: 36 Other No pupils admitted 0 0 criteria under this criterion. apply Last pupil admitted under criterion 4 St John Evangelist 40 132 36 40 0 1 0 0 Faith: 40 Other No pupils admitted 0 0 criteria under this criterion. apply Last pupil admitted under criterion 6 St John's Highbury 30 146 43 30 0 0 8 1 Faith:15 6 0.215 0 0 Vale Children of Staff: 0 St John's Upper 30 105 23 30 0 0 12 0 Faith: 3 15 0.231 0 0 Holloway St Joseph's 60 175 81 59 0 0 N/A 0 Faith: 60 Other No pupils admitted 3 0 criteria under this criterion. apply Last pupil admitted under criterion 5 St Jude and St 30 63 24 25 0 0 0 0 Faith: 0 25 1.352 0 0 Paul's Children of staff: 0 St Luke's 30 136 43 30 0 1 17 0 Faith: 4 8 0.167 2 0 Children of staff: 0 St Mark's 30 106 33 30 0 0 14 1 Faith: 12 3 0.085 0 0 St Mary Magdalene 30 143 30 30 0 0 9 0 Faith: 13 8 0.397 1 0 Academy St Mary's Islington 30 100 25 30 0 0 8 N/A Faith: 3 19 0.74 0 0 SS Peter and Paul 30 118 43 30 0 0 9 0 Faith: 21 Other No pupils admitted 0 0 criteria under this criterion. apply Last pupil admitted under criterion 7 The New North 60 81 32 41 0 1 16 0 N/A 24 Does not apply 0 0 Academy Thornhill 60 229 61 60 0 2 27 0 N/A 31 0.393 4 0 Tufnell Park 45 183 36 46 0 0 16 0 N/A 30 0.309 0 0 Vittoria 30 70 18 20 0 0 9 0 N/A 11 Does not apply 0 0 Whitehall Park 60 231 71 60 0 1 27 0 Children of staff: 0 32 0.466 1 0 William Tyndale 60 377 140 60 0 3 35 1 Children of staff: 0 18 0.150 4 0 Pupil Premium:3 Winton 30 80 32 30 0 0 13 0 N/A 17 0.295 0 0 Yerbury 60 293 75 60 0 0 26 1 N/A 33 0.241 3 0
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What happens to your application?
All London boroughs and some councils bordering London are part of the pan-London school admissions scheme. This makes applying for school places in the capital fairer and simpler.
How does it work? Where a school receives more A secure computer system is used applications than there are places to exchange information between available (i.e. it is oversubscribed) councils when residents apply for its published admission criteria will schools outside the borough where be used to decide which pupils will they live. be offered the places – the school’s fact file provides a link to the Every school you apply for is admission criteria. A summary of last considered at the same time and year’s results is provided in the table your order of preference is kept of school places. confidential. If you are an Islington resident and If your application meets the criteria we cannot offer your child a place at for more than one school, you will any school listed on your application, be offered the highest preference we will keep you informed of possible and all lower preferences vacancies and offer you the will be withdrawn and released to opportunity to make further other children. So, make sure you preferences. If a place does not put the school you really want first. become available, we will allocate Each school has a set number of a place at the nearest Islington available places – check the school’s community school to your home fact file for details. address that has a place available.
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Waiting lists and appeals
Waiting lists Right of appeal Your child’s name will automatically You have the right of appeal under be placed on the waiting list of any the School Standards & Framework school listed as a higher preference Act 1998 against the refusal of a on your original application than the place at any of the schools listed on school place offered. your application. Your child will remain on the waiting An independent panel will hear your list until 31 December 2018 unless appeal and their decision is binding we receive written confirmation that for both the Admission Authority and you wish to extend this further. the school(s). The panel will be made up of people who have experience Please note: in education and lay members being on a waiting list will not (people without personal experience guarantee a place at your of school management or the preferred school provision of education). your child’s waiting list position How do I lodge an can go down as well as up admission appeal? waiting list positions are For Islington community schools, considered strictly in accordance you can appeal online here by with the school’s published 16 May 2018. admission criteria and are not affected by acceptance of a lower For other schools, contact the preference offer. school directly to obtain an appeal form. The completed form should be You can accept the place returned to the school by the date offered, remain on the waiting given to you. list of any higher preference school and lodge an appeal all at the same time.
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When will the appeal take place? Class size Provided you lodge your appeal for The law states that children in an Islington community school by reception class (and in years 1 and the deadline above, your appeal will 2) must not be taught in classes of be heard in June or July 2018. more than 30 pupils with only one school teacher. This legislation will What does the appeal be taken into account in admission panel consider? appeals. The appeal panel can only uphold More information about appeals can an appeal (i.e. offer a school place) be found here. where: 1. The admission arrangements do not comply with legal requirements set out in the School Admissions Code and the School Standards and Framework Act (SSFA) 1998 2. The admission arrangements were not correctly or impartially applied 3. The decision to refuse admission was unreasonable given the circumstances of the case. The panel must then decide whether the admission of additional children would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.
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Junior admissions and applying during the school year Junior admissions Applying during the school year In most primary schools, children If you are an Islington resident transfer from year 2 to year 3 applying for a primary school place automatically. If your child attends and your child is not due to start an Islington primary school, then the reception in September 2018, you transfer will be automatic. will need to complete Islington’s online In-Year School Admissions However, there are some primary Application. schools in other local authorities where the junior school is separate As Islington schools will be to the infant school. responsible for making offers and holding waiting lists, an individual If this is the case, then you will application must be made to each need to complete an online Junior preferred school. Admissions Application with your home local authority. Islington If you live in another borough, you residents can apply online here. can also apply for an Islington school using our online form. You must submit your application form online by 15 January 2018 for it to be on time. If it is late, your chances of getting a place at your preferred school may be reduced. You will be notified of the result of your application in the evening of the 16 April 2018. Please contact the School Admissions team on 020 7527 5515 for further advice.
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Fair access
All local authorities are required 7. Children with special educational to have a ‘Fair Access Protocol’ to needs, disabilities or medical ensure that children without a school conditions (but without a place are found suitable education statement or Education, Health provision as quickly as possible. and Care Plan) If there are no vacancies in any Applications for school places under Islington schools, we may ask schools Islington’s Fair Access Protocol are to go over their published admission considered by a multi-agency panel number except at Key Stage 1 which decides whether pupils should (reception and years 1 and 2) due be admitted under the protocol, and to infant class-size legislation. which schools should be allocated. Children without education Schools are allocated on a ‘fair share’ provision who also fall into one of basis to ensure no individual school the following categories may be takes a disproportionate number of eligible for admission under children under the protocol. Islington’s Fair Access Protocol: Therefore, parental preference may 1. Children from the criminal justice not always be met. system or Pupil Referral Units who need to be reintegrated into For further information, please mainstream education; contact the School Admissions team on 020 7527 5515 or view the Fair 2. Children who have been out of Access Protocol. education for two months or more; 3. Children of Gypsies, Roma, Waiting lists Travellers, refugees and asylum Please note that your child will seekers; remain on the waiting list until the end of the academic year in which 4. Children who are homeless; the application is made unless you 5. Children with unsupportive family re-apply to extend this further. To backgrounds for whom a place remain on the waiting list, you will has not been sought; need to complete Islington’s online In-Year School Admissions Application. 6. Children who are carers; and
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Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre Fact file Head Teacher: Juliet Benis Address: Blackstock Road, London N4 2DR Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 6mths - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2015
For more information: Tel: 020 7226 4708 Website: www.ambler.islington.sch.uk Contact name for enquiries: Email: [email protected] Theresa Pawelec – School Business Manager, Alison Biggs – Senior Admin Bus routes: 4, 19, 106, 236 Officer Nearest station: Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 412 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: First Thursday of every month School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to ground floor facilities Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.412 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Ashmount Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Anthony Carmel Address: Crouch Hill Park, 83 Crouch Hill, London N8 9EG Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2809
For more information: Bus routes: W7, 41, 91 Website: www.ashmountprimaryschool.co.uk Nearest station: Crouch Hill Email: [email protected] overground, Finsbury Park underground and National Rail Tel: 020 7272 7145 Contact name for enquiries: Mary McGreal - Business Manager
Total number of places available at the school: 450 (including Nursery) Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please call the school office to arrange School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes, Sunshine Kidz Zone operated by Hornsey Lane Estate Community Association Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Fully accessible Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Norah Flatley Address: Boadicea Street, London N1 0UF Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Catholic Age range: 3 – 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3643
For more information: Bus routes: 10, 17, 91, 259, Website: www.blessedsacrament-islington.co.uk 274, 390 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Kings Cross and Caledonian Road Tel: 020 7278 2187 Contact name for enquiries: Jackie Payne Total number of places available at the school: 218 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 27 September, 18 October, 22 November, 13 December at 9.30am School start and finish times: 9am - 3.20pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets, adaptations for hearing and visual impairment Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (8) in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Canonbury Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Patrick Mildren Address: 122 Canonbury Road, London N1 2UT Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2854
For more information: Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 43, 271, Website: www.canonburyprimaryschool.co.uk 277, 393 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Highbury and Islington Tel: 020 7226 5020 Contact name for enquiries: Sarah Ouldcott – Office Manager
Total number of places available at the school: 472 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Various dates, please contact school to book School start and finish times: Reception: 8.55am-3.15pm, Years 1-2: 8.55am- 3.20pm, Years 3-6: 8.55am-3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes, 8.55am-3.15pm Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to ground floor accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.362 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Christ the King Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: John Lane Head of School: Romy Hoster Address: 55 Tollington Park, London N4 3QW Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Catholic Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3633
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.ctks.co.uk Zakara Thompson Email: [email protected] Bus routes: W3, 29, 46, 210, 271 Tel: 020 7272 5987 Nearest station: Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 378 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: 5 October, 23 November 2017 and 25 January 2018, 9.30am and 2.30pm. Please call to make an appointment. School start and finish times: 8.50am - 3pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to the infants, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (10) in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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City of London Primary Academy (COLPA-I) Fact file Head Teacher: Kim Clapham Permanent site address: Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0TZ Temporary site until Sept 2019: Moreland Street, London EC1V 8BB Map: click here (permanent site) click here (temporary site) Type of School: Mixed Academy Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2001
For more information: Bus routes: 4, 56, 76, 153, Website: www.colpai.org.uk 271, 53, 214 Email: [email protected] Nearest station (to permanent site): Moorgate, Tel: 020 7504 0556 Barbican, Liverpool Street Contact name for enquiries: Kim Nottage
Total number of places available at the school: 420 (When the school reaches its full capacity) Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school to make an appointment - [email protected] School start and finish times: 8.20am - 3.45pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Fully accessible Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.688 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 40 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Clerkenwell Parochial Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Matthew O’Brien Address: Amwell Street, London EC1R 1UN Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Church of England Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3334
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.clerkenwellprimary.org Brenda Killingback Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 19, 30, 38, 73, 214 Tel: 020 7837 1824 Nearest station: Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 240 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Contact school office for details School start and finish times: 8.45am-3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, ramp, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (6) in Sept 2017: 0.370 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Copenhagen Primary School
Fact file Acting Head Teacher: Amardeep Panesar Address: Treaty Street, London N1 0WF Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2128
For more information: Bus routes: 17, 91, 153, 259, Website: www.copenhagen.islington.sch.uk 274, 390 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Kings Cross, St Pancras Tel: 020 7837 5597 Contact name for enquiries: Miss Britta Eke
Total number of places available at the school: 252 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Every Wednesday between 9.30-10.30am. Contact the school to arrange a visit. School start and finish times: 9.00am -3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: The ground floor is fully accessible Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Drayton Park Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Damien Parrott Head of school: Annabelle Kapoor Address: Arvon Road, London N5 1PJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2166
For more information: Bus routes: 43,153, 271, 393 Website: www.draytonpark.islington.sch.uk Nearest station: Drayton Park or Email: [email protected] Highbury and Islington overground; Arsenal, Holloway Road or Highbury Tel: 020 7607 4142 and Islington tube Contact name for enquiries: Tulin Kemel
Total number of places available at the school: 351 Number of places available in reception class: 45 Visiting dates: 29 September, 3 November, 1 December 2017; 5 and 12 January 2018 at 11.15am. Call school to book. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, stair lift, ramp, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.349 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Duncombe Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Barrie O’Shea Address: Sussex Way, London N19 4JA Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2170
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Tina Spencer Website: www.duncombeprimary.co.uk Bus routes: 41, 43, 91, 210, 263, 271 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Archway or Tel: 020 7272 5620 Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 469 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Thursday mornings at 11am (call the school to book) School start and finish times: Reception and Years 1-2: 9am - 3.30pm Years 3-6: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Fully accessible on the ground floor, accessible toilets, yellow nosing for the visually impaired Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Gillespie Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Mark Owen Address: Gillespie Road, London N5 1LH Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2251
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.gillespie.islington.sch.uk Sara Wright Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 106, 236 Tel: 020 7226 6840 Nearest station: Arsenal, Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 239 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Some Tuesday mornings, to be booked via school office School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to ground floor only Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.203 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Grafton Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Nitsa Sergides Address: Eburne Road, London N7 6AR Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2261
For more information: Tel: 020 7272 3284 Website: www.graftonschool.co.uk Bus routes: 19, 29, 43, 253, 271, 4 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Finsbury Park and Contact name for enquiries: Jeni Whelan Holloway Road
Total number of places available at the school: 525 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Wednesdays - contact the school for details School start and finish times: 9.15am - 3.45pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes (dress code) Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.238 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Hanover Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Jack Sloan Address: Noel Road, London N1 8BD Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2279
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.hanover.islington.sch.uk Michele Croft Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 341, 476 Tel: 020 7689 8949 Nearest station: Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 336 Number of places available in reception class: 45 Visiting dates: Available on school website School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Optional Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets and lifts Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.233 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Hargrave Park Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Lisa Horton Address: 51 Bredgar Road, London N19 5BS Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 6mths – 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2282
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.hargravepark.islington.sch.uk Mrs Cheryl Headon Email: [email protected] Bus routes: C11, W5, 4, 17, 41, 43, 134, 210, 263, 271, 390 Tel: 020 7272 3989 Nearest station: Archway
Total number of places available at the school: 349 Number of places available in reception class: 45 Visiting dates: School tours can be booked by contacting the school office School start and finish times: Soft start from 8.40am - 9am Finish at 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Terri Higgins Address: Highbury New Park, London N5 2DP Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2 - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2805
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.highburyquadrantprimary.co.uk Ingrid Blanc - School Admin Officer Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 141, 341, 393 Tel: 020 7226 6531 Nearest station: Highbury and Islington
Total number of places available at the school: 496 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please call the school to book an appointment School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to the main building, accessible toilets, ramps Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Ms Nathalie Parker Head of School: Mr Tim Barber Address: Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1YJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2855
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.hughmyddeltonschool.org.uk Mr Tim Barber Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 19, 38, 153, 341 Tel: 020 7278 6075 Nearest station: Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 484 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Every day is an ‘Open Day’ at Hugh Myddelton. Please call the school to arrange a tour. School start and finish times: 8:55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Hungerford School and Children’s Centre Fact file
Head Teacher: Brian Bench Address: Hungerford Road, London N7 9LF Children’s Centre: Corporation Street, London N7 9EH Map: school children’s centre Type of School: Community Age range: 6mths - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2851
For more information: Children’s Centre: 020 7607 5850 Website: www.hungerfordschool.com Bus routes: 17, 29, 91, 253, 259, Email: [email protected] 274, 390, 393 Tel: 020 7607 4187 Nearest station: Caledonian Road
Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school for an appointment. Prospective parents will meet the Head Teacher and Head of Early Years Department. School start and finish times: 9am-3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes, a fee paying provision on our site in Corporation Street. Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Walking bus from school to Hilldrop Community Centre. Under 7 provision available at our Corporation Street site. Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance 51 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Laycock Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Emmanuel Keteku Address: Laycock Street, London N1 1SW Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2379
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.laycock.islington.sch.uk Jackie Reed Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 43 Tel: 020 7226 2927 Nearest station: Highbury and Islington
Total number of places available at the school: 423 Number of places available in reception class: 50 Visiting dates: Call the school for dates School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets with hoist, adaptations for hearing impairments Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 1.073 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Montem Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Damien Parrott Joint Heads of School: Peachey David and Tom O’Donnell Address: Hornsey Road, London N7 7QT Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2 - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2852
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.montem.islington.sch.uk Chrissy Atkinson Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 29, 91, 153, 253, 254, 259 Tel: 020 7272 6556 Nearest station: Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 480 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: 8 November 2017 School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Moreland Primary School and Children’s Centre Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Ann Dwulit Head of School: Lynsey Young Address: Moreland Street, London EC1V 8BB Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 0-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2429
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.moreland-islington.co.uk Catherine Bradley/Sandra Owens Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4 and 56 to Goswell Road, 43 to City Road Tel: 020 7253 8144 Nearest station: Angel, Old Street
Total number of places available at the school: 351 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please call the school to book an appointment School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Newington Green Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Abi Misselbrook-Lovejoy Address: Matthias Road, London N16 8NP Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2853
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.newingtongreen.co.uk Mairead McDonnell - Head of School Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 73, 141, 236, 476 Tel: 020 7254 3092 Nearest station: Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland
Total number of places available at the school: 462 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please call to book, and we will try and accommodate your desired time School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm (bell goes at 8.55am) Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 1.744 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Pakeman Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Lynne Gavin Address: Hornsey Road, London N7 6DU Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2455
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.pakemanprimary.co.uk Ann Dwyer/Layla Rafferty Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 91 (Hornsey Road), 43, 271 (Holloway Road) 29, 259 (Isledon Road) Tel: 020 7607 2575 Nearest station: Holloway Road and Finsbury Park Total number of places available at the school: 369 Number of places available in reception class: 45 Visiting dates: 11 October and 14 November 2017 9.30 - 10.30am, 11 December 2017 2-3pm. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair accessibility to the ground floor, accessible toilet Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.371 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 56 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Pooles Park Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Greg Crawford Address: Lennox Road, London N4 3NW Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2856
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.poolespark.com Marie Ruane - Senior Admin Officer Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 210 Tel: 020 7272 2655 Nearest station: Finsbury Park
Total number of places available at the school: 390 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: 13 and 20 October 2017 (please phone for appointment). School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? No Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilet Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre Fact file Head Teacher: Andrew Boyes Address: Golden Lane Campus, 101 Whitecross Street, London EC1Y 8JA Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 0 - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2850
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.priorweston.islington.sch.uk Bernadette Frain-Atallah Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 53, 56, 76, 153, 214, 271 Tel: 020 7786 4800 Nearest station: Moorgate, Barbican, Liverpool Street
Total number of places available at the school: 500 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.25pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? No Accessibility: Fully accessible building including lift and accessible toilets with hoist Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.216 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 58 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centre Fact file Head Teacher: Michelle Bahn Address: Brewery Road, London N7 9QJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 0-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2515
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.robertblairschool.com Harriet Luwum Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 390 to York Way, 17, 91, 271 Tel: 020 7607 4115 Nearest station: Caledonian Road
Total number of places available at the school: 294 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Please contact the school. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair ramps to ground floor only. First and second floors are only accessible by stairs. Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Rotherfield Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Abi Misselbrook-Lovejoy Address: Rotherfield Street, London N1 3EE Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2857
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.rotherfieldprimaryschool.co.uk Jo Jones - Head of School Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 21, 38, 73, 76, 141, 271 Tel: 020 7226 6620 Nearest station: Essex Road overground, Highbury & Islington underground
Total number of places available at the school: 405 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please call to book, and we will try and accommodate your desired time. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets on ground floor and new kitchen/hall block Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance 60 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: John Lane Address: Georges Road, London N7 8JN Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Catholic Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3384
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.sacredheart.islington.sch.uk Sharon Harney Email: [email protected] Bus routes: Holloway Road 43, 153 and 271; Caledonian Road 17 and 91 Tel: 020 7607 3407 Nearest station: Holloway Road and Caledonian Road tube Total number of places available at the school: 453 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: 5 September, 3 October, 7 November 2017 and 2 January 2018 at 10am School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Ramps available for access to buildings, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (8) in Sept 2017: 0.099 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 61 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St Andrew’s (Barnsbury) C.E. Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Felicity Djerehe Address: Matilda Street, London N1 0LB Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary Aided Church of England Age range: 4 – 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3606
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.standrews.islington.sch.uk Francisca Mills Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 17, 91, 153, 259, 274 Tel: 020 7837 4049 Nearest station: Caledonian Road and Barnsbury overground
Number of children on roll: 210 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 31 October 2017 at 11.00am, 7 November 2017 at 2pm. Or by appointment at other times. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes until 6pm Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (6) in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Clare Campbell Address: Northolme Road, London N5 2UX Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Catholic Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3631
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.st-joanofarc.islington.sch.uk Barbara van Kan Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 236 Tel: 020 7226 3920 Nearest station: Arsenal, Highbury and Islington
Number of children on roll: 443 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: 8 and 15 November 2017, 9.15 -10.45am (by appointment) School start and finish times: 8.50am - 3.25pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? No Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Ramp access, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (10) in Sept 2017: No pupil admitted under this criterion. Last pupil admitted under criterion 4. Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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St John Evangelist Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Mrs Tina Oliva Address: Duncan Street, London N1 8BL Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary Aided Catholic Age range: 3 - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3456
For more information: Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, Website: www.stjohnevangelist.co.uk 56, 73, 153, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394, 476 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Angel Tel: 020 7226 1314 Contact name for enquiries: Tina Roseman
Total number of places available at the school: 299 Number of places available in reception class: 40 Visiting dates: Please call the school for further information. School start and finish times: 9am-3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes – for age 5 and over Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes – for age 5 and over Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (11) in Sept 2017: No pupils admitted under this criterion. Last pupil admitted under criterion 6. Click here to calculate your home to school distance 64 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St John’s (Highbury Vale) Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Neil Richardson Address: Conewood Street, London N5 1DL Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary Aided Church of England Age range: 4 - 11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3471
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Mrs Website: www.stjhv.islington.sch.uk Anne-Marie Sims/Mrs Carol Hoyte Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 236 Tel: 020 7226 4906 Nearest station: Arsenal
Total number of places available at the school: 210 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 20 & 27 September 2017, 4 & 18 October 2017, 8, 15, 22 & 29 November 2017, 6 December 2017, 10 January 2018 School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? No Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Ramp access, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (9) in Sept 2017: 0.215 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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St John’s (Upper Holloway) CE Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Brian Welsh Address: Pemberton Gardens, London N19 5RR Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary Aided Church of England Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3465
For more information: Bus routes: Holloway Road Website: www.stjohnsupperholloway.co.uk 43, Junction Road 134 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Archway and Upper Holloway Tel: 020 7272 2780 Contact name for enquiries: Riyan Goldring Total number of places available at the school: 220 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Please contact the school. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: The school is a single storey building with ramps for easy wheelchair access Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (5) in Sept 2017: 0.231 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 66 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Clare McFlynn Address: Highgate Hill, London N19 5NE Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary Aided Catholic Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3483
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.st-josephs.islington.sch.uk Louise Palmer Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 43, 134, 271, W5, 210 Tel: 020 7272 1270 Nearest station: Archway
Total number of places available at the school: 465 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Contact the school to arrange a tour. Refer to the website for the planned open days in the autumn term. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.15pm. Soft start from 8.40am Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to ground floor and accessible toilets, lift access Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (11) in Sept 2017: No pupil admitted under distance criterion. Last pupil admitted under criterion 5. Click here to calculate your home to school distance 67 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St Jude and St Paul’s CE Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Adeola Oladejo Address: 10 Kingsbury Road, London N1 4AZ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Church of England Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3488
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.stjudestpauls.co.uk Sharon Whitehead Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 30, 38, 56, 236, 277 Tel: 020 7254 5598 Nearest station: Dalston Kingsland
Total number of places available at the school: 210 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Flexible to fit around parents’/carers’ needs. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? No Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Fully accessible building and playground. Single storey building with lift to hall, accessible toilet, wheelchair friendly, all classrooms acoustically friendly. Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (7) in Sept 2017: 1.352 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 68 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St Luke’s C of E Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Ann Dwulit Head of School: Fiona MacCorquodale Address: Radnor Street, London EC1V 3SJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Church of England Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3495
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.st-lukesislington.co.uk Angela Major Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 21, 43, 55, 76, 135, 141, 205, 214, 243, 271, 394 Tel: 020 7253 3880 Nearest station: Old Street
Total number of places available at the school: 241 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Please call the school to book an appointment. School start and finish times: 9.10am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (e) in Sept 2017: 0.167 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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St Mark’s Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Martha Braithwaite Address: Sussex Way, London N19 4JF Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Church of England Age range: 2-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3501
For more information: Bus routes: 91 to Hornsey Road, Website: www.st-marks.islington.sch.uk 43 and 17 to Holloway Road Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Finsbury Park, Archway, Upper Holloway Tel: 020 7272 5967 Contact name for enquiries: Karen Kean
Total number of places available at the school: 248 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 26 September, 28 November 2017, 9 January 2018, 9.30 - 10.30am School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes (Restricted numbers for under-fives) Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Disabled access to lower floor, ramp to main school building and within the building. Accessible toilets. No access on the second floor. Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (5) in Sept 2017: 0.085 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 70 Section 4: Islington’s schools
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Fact file Head of Primary: Ruth Luzmore Executive Principal: Paul Hollingum Address: 475 Liverpool Road, London N7 8PG Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Church of England Academy Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/6905
For more information: Bus routes: 17, 19, 30, 43, 91, Website: www.smmacademy.org 153, 259, 271, 274, 277 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Highbury and Islington Tel: 020 7697 0123 Contact name for enquiries: Birte Rohloff Number of children on roll: 210 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Autumn term by appointment - contact Donna Edmead: 020 7502 4722 School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? No Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lifts, accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (5) in Sept 2017: 0.397 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Genevieve Prayag Address: Fowler Road, London N1 2EP Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Church of England Age range: 4-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3527
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Sarah Tijani Website: www.stmarys.islington.sch.uk Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Essex Road, Highbury Tel: 020 7359 1870 and Islington and Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 210 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 19 September; 3 and 17 October; 7, 21 and 28 November 2017; 9 January 2018 at 9.30am. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes, for ages 5-11 Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes, for ages 5-11 Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Lift and accessible toilets Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (4) in Sept 2017: 0.740 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 72 Section 4: Islington’s schools
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Fact file Head Teacher: Tracey Peters Address: Compton Street, London EC1V 0EU Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Voluntary-aided Catholic Age range: 3-11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/3575
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.stpetersandstpauls.islington.sch.uk Krystle Stack Email: Please contact the school via Bus routes: 4 or 56 from Angel telephone number Nearest station: Angel, Tel: 020 7253 0839 Farringdon, Barbican, Old Street and Islington and Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 236 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Contact the school office for appointments as the dates are flexible School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Accessible toilet on ground floor Distance of last pupil admitted under final criterion (11) in Sept 2017: No pupil admitted under distance criterion. Last pupil admitted under criterion 7. Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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The New North Academy
Fact file Head Teacher: Nicola Percy Address: 32 Popham Road, London N1 8SJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Academy Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/3644
For more information: Bus routes: 73, 271, 38, 56, Website: www.newnorthacademy.com 476, 341 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Angel, Highbury and Islington, Essex Tel: 020 7704 3900 Road overground Contact name for enquiries: Nimira Lalji
Total number of places available at the school: 480 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: There are many ways to find out more about our school. You can contact us directly and ask for Nimira Lalji, visit our website, arrange a tour or attend one of our information sessions – these include evenings. School start and finish times: 9am – 3.10pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes, 9.00am – 3.15pm Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes, starting at 8am Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes, 3.10pm - 6pm Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Disabled parking, wheelchair access, automatic doors, lift, accessible toilets, adaptations for hearing and visual impairment, refuge points, visual and audible fire alarm system Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance 74 Section 4: Islington’s schools
Thornhill Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Jenny Lewis Address: Thornhill Road, London N1 1HX Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2596
For more information: Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 43, 153, Website: www.thornhill.islington.sch.uk 274, 812 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Caledonian Road and Barnsbury overground, Angel, Tel: 020 7607 4162 Highbury and Islington Contact name for enquiries: Burcu Melemez or Elizabeth Rakic
Total number of places available at the school: 451 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school to book School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.15pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes, from 8am Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes, until 6pm Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.393 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Tufnell Park Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Martin Scarborough Address: Dalmeny Road, London N7 0HJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 4 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2803
For more information: Bus routes: 29 and 253 Website: www.tufnellpark.islington.sch.uk Camden Road; 390 Brecknock Road; 4 Tufnell Park Road Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Tufnell Park, Tel: 020 7607 4852 Kentish Town Contact name for enquiries: Anna Murray,
School Business Manager
Total number of places available at the school: 339 Number of places available in reception class: 45 Visiting dates: Please contact the school to book School start and finish times: 9am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes: Hilldrop Community Centre 3.30pm - 6pm Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access to most parts of the school, ramps, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.309 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Vittoria Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Sue Hamer Address: Half Moon Crescent, London N1 0TJ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2624
For more information: Bus routes: 153 stopping at Website: www.vittoria.islington.sch.uk Barnsbury Road or Tolpuddle Street; 17, 91, 390 stopping at Email: [email protected] Caledonian Road; 4, 19, 30, 38, Tel: 020 7837 6063 43, 73, 476 stopping at Angel Contact name for enquiries: Nearest station: Kings Cross, Maureen Finucane Caledonian Road or Angel
Total number of places available at the school: 256 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: 6 October 2017 @ 10am, 15 November 2017 @ 2pm, 25 January 2018 @ 2pm. School start and finish times: 9am - 3.20pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: Does not apply Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Whitehall Park School
Fact file Head Teacher: Laura Birkett Address: Whitehall Park School, Ashmount Road, London N19 3BH Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Free School Age range: 4 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2000
For more information: Bus routes: W5 Website: www.whitehallparkschool.co.uk Nearest station: Archway Email: [email protected] or Highgate Tel: 020 7561 0113 Contact name for enquiries: Marion Piacenza - Office Manager Victoria Keverne - Admin Assistant and Data Officer
Total number of places available at the school: 178 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school office to make an appointment. Drop-in open afternoons: 9th and 16th November 2017, 4th January 2018 , 2 - 3.15pm Information evenings: 5th and 12th December 2017 at 6.30pm School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? No Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.466 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance 78 Section 4: Islington’s schools
William Tyndale Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Tanya Watson Address: Upper Street, London N1 2GG Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Academy Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information Supplementary Information Form: click here DfE Code: 206/2643
For more information: Contact name for enquiries: Website: www.williamtyndale-islington.co.uk Penny El-Nemer Email: [email protected] Bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 43 Tel: 020 7226 6803 Nearest station: Highbury and Islington Number of children on roll: 460 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: For visiting dates please contact the school. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes Does the school have a uniform? No Accessibility: Wheelchair access, accessible toilets on every floor, lift and ramps Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.150 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Winton Primary School
Fact file Executive Head Teacher: Nathalie Parker Head of School: Claire Brown Partnership: Hugh Myddelton Primary Address: Killick Street, London N1 9AZ Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 2 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2646
For more information: Bus routes: 17, 19, 30, 73, 91, Website: www.wintonprimaryschool.com 214, 259, 476 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Kings Cross, Caledonian Road Tel: 020 7837 6096 Contact name for enquiries: Chrissy Hector
Total number of places available at the school: 318 Number of places available in reception class: 30 Visiting dates: Visits by appointment. Please contact the school office. School start and finish times: 8.55am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? Yes Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? A ‘walking bus’ to a nearby play-centre Does the school have a uniform? Yes Accessibility: Accessible toilets, lift in sports hall Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.295 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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Yerbury Primary School
Fact file Head Teacher: Cassie Moss Address: Foxham Road, London N19 4RR Map: click here Type of School: Mixed Community Age range: 3 -11 years Admissions criteria: click here for more information DfE Code: 206/2666
For more information: Bus routes: Holloway Road 43, 271; Website: www.yerbury.islington.sch.uk Tufnell Park Road 4 Email: [email protected] Nearest station: Upper Holloway, Tel: 020 7272 6580 Tufnell Park, Archway Contact name for enquiries: Lorraine O’Keefe - Admission Officer
Number of children on roll: 480 Number of places available in reception class: 60 Visiting dates: Please contact the school office to book an appointment School start and finish times: 9.10am - 3.30pm Does the school have two-year-old provision? No Does the school have a nursery class? Yes Does the school have a breakfast club? Yes Does the school have any after-school childcare? Yes, Whittington Community Centre, 3.30pm - 6pm Does the school have a uniform? No Accessibility: Wheelchair access to main reception, accessible toilets Last pupil admitted under distance criterion in Sept 2017: 0.241 miles Click here to calculate your home to school distance
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FIS, free school meals and additional needs Family Information Service For every child who meets the Islington’s Family Information National Free School Meals criteria Service (FIS) gives free, impartial the school will receive an additional information, advice and guidance £1,320. This helps schools to about services for children, young provide valuable support such as people and families in Islington. extra tuition, learning assistants and You can use the FIS to find services after-school clubs. which will help you in your family life, Find out more by calling including childcare, employment 020 7527 5483/3196 or email and benefits advice, support for [email protected] disabled children and fun things to do in Islington. Additional educational needs 020 7527 5959 Our primary schools welcome and [email protected] provide for all children. Whatever www.islington.gov.uk/fis your child’s needs they will be able You can also find a complete guide to to fully participate in school life. services online here. We believe that all children are entitled to a rich and diverse Free school meals curriculum that is tailored to meet Islington was one of the first each child’s individual needs. local authorities in England to fund universal free school meals for all For Islington’s more able children, our nursery and primary school children schools offer a varied programme of resident in the borough aged three activities and challenges to develop and above. their aptitudes, skills and abilities. To take advantage of this scheme For those with special educational you will need to complete a Free needs, schools encourage and School Meals registration form, support children to become available from your child’s school or confident learners and celebrate online here. Once completed and their achievements as valued signed, the form should be returned members of the school community. to the school.
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For children with English as an additional language, schools ensure that their language development needs are met with high quality language-rich classroom practice, effective induction systems and targeted interventions. This work is supported by trained specialist teachers, teaching assistants and bilingual parent support assistants. The best way to find out if a particular school would suit your child is to visit the school and see for yourself. Why not book onto an open day or tour of the school? Details are included in the fact file for each school. Please see Islington’s Local Offer for more information.
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School attendance: every day counts! We know that good attendance Legal action and punctuality can lead to good Parents have a legal duty to ensure progress and achievement. If you their child’s regular attendance at want to give your child the best school. Failure to do so is an offence chance of getting a good education, under section 444 (1) of the make sure they get to school on Education Act 1996 and could result time every day. Research shows that in a penalty notice or prosecution. every day really does count. All Islington schools follow the local One of the most important ways in authority’s policy on attendance which you can help your child is to which includes fines and statutory ensure they attend school on time enforcement. every day. Punctuality is just as important as attendance as arriving late disrupts not only your child’s learning but also that of their classmates.
Holidays, trips and special leave in term time Term-time holidays will not be authorised by any school and head teachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.
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Transport
Sustainable travel The main way we do this is through Islington Council is working with the creation of school travel plans. schools to promote safer, healthier A school travel plan will look at the and more environmentally friendly journeys pupils make to get to, and ways to travel. Our aims are to: home from, school and why they make cycling and walking safer make certain travel and transport and more attractive choices. With this information we can work with schools to find increase the number of school practical solutions to encourage safe, pupils using local bus services healthy and environmentally-friendly reduce traffic congestion around travel choices. schools For more information on school develop partnerships with travel plans, please email schools, their communities and [email protected] other organisations or call 020 7527 2513. promote the development of school travel plans Getting to school promote safety through education Islington has a great network of and training bus, tube and rail links making it easy to get to any of Islington’s promote the health benefits of schools. Find out more on the walking and cycling TfL website. promote sustainable travel choices by ensuring any new schools are accessible by walking, cycling and public transport.
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Glossary
Academies Children looked after Academies are independently Children who are in the care of local managed, all-ability schools. The authorities (councils) as defined governing body sets its own by section 22 of the Children admissions criteria, in line with the Act 1989. In relation to school statutes laid down in the School admissions’ legislation a child is Admissions Code. There are two considered to be ‘looked after child’ types of academies. ‘Type 1’ if the local authority confirms he or academies are set up by sponsors she will be in public care when they from business, faith or voluntary are admitted to a school. groups, funded by the Department This criterion also applies to children for Education (DfE) and independent who have been adopted (or subject of local authority control. ‘Type 2’ to a child arrangements order academies are stand-alone or special guardianship order) converter schools funded directly immediately following having been by the DfE and are also independent looked after. of local authority control. Community schools Admission Authority Community schools are run by the The body responsible for deciding local authority which employs the the admission criteria and for staff and owns the land and allocating school places. In the case buildings. Islington Council sets the of community schools, this is the admissions criteria for community local authority and in the case schools. of voluntary aided schools, Free Schools and Academies it is the school’s governing body.
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Compulsory school age set up by charities, universities, A child reaches compulsory school independent schools, community age on the prescribed day following and faith groups, teachers, parents their fifth birthday. The prescribed and businesses. Free schools can days are 31 December, 31 March change the length of school terms and 31 August and the school day and do not need to follow the national curriculum. Cut-off distance The last pupil admitted under the Foundation schools distance criterion. Maps are available Foundation schools are run by their at www.islington.gov.uk/admissions- own governing body, which employs Distance the staff and sets the admissions criteria. Land and buildings are Distances for Islington’s usually owned by the governing community schools will be measured body or a charitable foundation. in a straight line (as the crow flies) from the home address to the Home local authority midpoint of the school grounds, A child’s home local authority (local using the local authority’s council) is the local authority where computerised measuring system. they live, i.e. the council you pay Those living closer to the school will your council tax to. receive higher priority. PAN (Published Admission Free schools Number) Free schools are independently The number of school places that managed, all ability schools funded the admission authority must offer by the government. They are run on in each relevant age group. a not-for-profit basis and can be
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Parents and family members Sibling A parent is any person who has Sibling refers to a brother or parental responsibility or care of sister, half-brother or sister, the child. Where admission adopted brother or sister, arrangements refer to parent’s step-brother or sister, or the child attendance at church, it is sufficient of the parent or carer’s partner, for just one parent to attend. Family living in the same family at the members include single parents and same address. siblings. Statement of Special Educational Private fostering Needs (SEN) or Education, Health Private fostering is when a child and Care Plan (EHCP) under the age of 16 (under 18 These are legal documents issued if disabled) is cared for by by the local authority detailing the someone who is not their parent particular needs, resources and or a ‘close relative’. This is a provision required to support the private arrangement made between child, and can include a named a parent and a carer, for 28 days or school that is suitable for more. Close relatives are defined as providing education for that child. step-parents, grandparents, Education, Health and Care Plans brothers, sisters, uncles or aunts. will replace SEN Statements from Private foster carers have a 1 September 2014. EHCPs will duty to inform their home local continue into further education authority of such arrangements. and training, and for some young This must also be declared on people, in order to complete a the admissions application form. course or qualification, up to the Please see the back page of this age of 25. brochure for more information.
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Summer born Trust schools The term summer born is used to A Trust school is a type of refer to children born from 1 April to foundation school which forms a 31 August. These children are not charitable trust with an outside required to start school until a full partner. For example, a business or school year after the point at which educational charity aiming to raise they could first have been admitted. standards and explore new ways of working. Supplementary Information Form (SIF) Voluntary-aided schools All parents who list their preferred Voluntary-aided schools are mainly schools on the local authority’s religious or ‘faith’ schools, although online admission application are anyone can apply for a place. As with regarded as having made a valid foundation schools, the governing application. body employs the staff and sets the admissions criteria. School A supplementary information form buildings and land are normally may also be required for applicants owned by a charitable foundation, considered under the criteria of faith often a religious organisation. The schools, for boarding school and for governing body contributes to selective schools. Please check the building and maintenance costs. school’s fact file for details.
90 Key information Apply online: Click here to access the London e-Admissions system Remember: There is no automatic entry to reception from nursery. Apply now! Apply on time: Closing date 15 January 2018 Offer Day: You will receive an email in the evening of 16 April 2018 Contact the Admissions Team: T: 020 7527 5515 E: [email protected] Do you know someone who is under 16 and not living at home?
“My mother recently had an operation so I’m going to be staying with family “friends for the next 3 months” “Things got really bad at home, I would argue with my parents all the time. Now “I live with my friend ”and her parents”
“I came to the UK on holiday but ended up living with my cousins. I’ve been” in the UK for over 5 years now”
If you know a child in this situation“ or would like more information please call the Islington Children’s Services Contact Team on 020 7527 7400 or [email protected] ”