Consultation on Proposed Admission Arrangements for Islington Community Schools 2025-26

We are seeking views on our proposals for Islington's co-ordinated school admissions scheme and admission arrangements for Islington community schools for the academic year 2025-26, as well as Islington’s local arrangements for in-year admissions.

We are proposing to decrease the admission number for some community primary and secondary schools in the borough as a result of lower birth rates and falling school rolls.

Responses are welcomed by completing our online questionnaire by 5pm on 1 December 2023.

Summary of proposal

We are proposing the following:

Secondary Transfer 2025/26

• Proposed Pan-London Coordinated scheme and timetable: No proposed changes
• Proposed secondary community schools’ admission criteria: No proposed changes
• Proposed secondary community schools’ admission numbers: Proposed changes to the published admission number of Arts and Media School, Islington (from 150 to 120)

Primary Transfer (First time entry to Reception Class) 2025/26

• Proposed Pan-London Coordinated scheme and timetable: No proposed changes
• Proposed primary community schools’ admission criteria: No proposed changes
• Proposed primary community schools’ admission numbers: Proposes reductions to the admission number of Drayton Park Primary (from 45 to 30), Prior Weston Primary (from 60 to 30), Rotherfield Primary (from 60 to 30) and Tufnell Park Primary (from 90 to 60)

In-year local admission protocols for Islington schools 2025/26

• Proposed local protocols for the management of In-year admission applications and waiting lists for Islington schools: No proposed changes
• Proposed admission criteria for community schools: No proposed changes

Highbury Fields Sixth Form

• Proposed admission policy and oversubscription criteria: No proposed changes
• Proposed admission number for external applicants: No proposed changes

Read the full document and accompanying appendices in useful documents.

Background

When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, admission authorities must consult interested parties about their proposals for a minimum of six weeks between 1 October and 31 January in the year the arrangements will be set.

Currently, admission authorities are considering whether to change their admission arrangements for admission to reception class and year 7 in September 2025.

Islington Council is the admission authority for Islington's community schools.