SCHOOL PROFILE

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

Primary Community school URN 100422
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 251 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Islington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 214 180 full-time · 34 part-time
Female pupils 105 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 109 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.1%
16.3 pts above England
School 41.1%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.6%
21.3 pts above England
School 41.6%
Islington 36.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Islington 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
20.1%
43
White British
17.8%
38
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
26
Any other White background
11.7%
25
Bangladeshi
10.7%
23
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 32.2% 69 of 214 pupils
11.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.2%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.3% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 9.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Speech, language & communication 19
No specialist assessment yet 13
Specific learning difficulty 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

48.0%

25.8 pts below England

School 48.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Islington 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.58 pts higher than England
School 6.79%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.35 pts higher than England
School 23.17%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.61%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.19 pts lower than England
School 0.61%
Islington 2.15%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.3% 2.9 pts below England
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
85.3%
Islington
84.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information