OFSTED
19 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 November 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
4 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Islington
Trust
CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
348
348 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
158
45.4% of pupils
Male pupils
190
54.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.8 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Islington
46.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.8 pts
above England
School
41.1%
Islington
36.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Islington
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
31.3%
109
White British
19.8%
69
Any other Mixed background
14.9%
52
Any other ethnic group
10.6%
37
African
5.5%
19
Caribbean
2.9%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.4%
57 of
348 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Reading
23.2 pts above England
School
97.0%
Islington
78.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Islington
73.9%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.55 pts
lower than
England
School
3.67%
Islington
7.74%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.72 pts
lower than
England
School
9.09%
Islington
22.69%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
76.0%
12.2 pts
below England
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
76.0%
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.