United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Islington
Local Authority · London, England · population ~248k · 64 state-funded schools
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How Islington ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£52,260/yr
Very high
Better than 98% of UK LAs
House price
£625,000
Very expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,763/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,108/yr
Cheapest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Crime
133.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.5
Most deprived
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Schools
98.4%
Very strong
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
64 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
63 of 64 (98.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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64 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 64 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary Magdalene Academy | Secondary | 1,554 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary | 1,133 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 1,010 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
City of London Academy Islington | Secondary | 896 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Secondary | 880 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 729 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill | Secondary | 642 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arts and Media School Islington | Secondary | 595 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 525 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 510 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | 487 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moreland Primary School | Primary | 472 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grafton Primary School | Primary | 461 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 459 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newington Green Primary School | Primary | 459 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tufnell Park Primary School | Primary | 458 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Yerbury Primary School | Primary | 455 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 454 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Tyndale Primary School | Primary | 447 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Duncombe Primary School | Primary | 438 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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