SCHOOL PROFILE

St Luke's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100443
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 241 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 208 205 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 93 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 115 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.9%
28.1 pts above England
School 52.9%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.1%
27.8 pts above England
School 48.1%
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.

White British
35.6%
74
African
17.3%
36
Any other White background
9.1%
19
Any other Mixed background
8.7%
18
Any other ethnic group
6.7%
14
Bangladeshi
6.3%
13
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 33.7% 70 of 208 pupils
12.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.7%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.4% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 11.7 pts above
EHC plans 7.2% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
No specialist assessment yet 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 1

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

5.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 5.82%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.82%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.01 pts higher than England
School 18.82%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.59%
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

86.3% 1.9 pts below England
St Luke's CofE Primary School
86.3%
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