Community school · Primary
London · EC1Y 8JA · Islington
Ages 0–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 143020
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
Free schools · London · EC1Y 0AE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
348
Local authority
Islington
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Islington, 348 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143020
Location
- Address
- 15 Baltic Street West
- Postcode
- EC1Y 0AE
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Islington
- District
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 348
- Boys / girls
- 190 / 158
- School capacity
- 458
- Capacity fill
- 348 / 458 (76%)
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- FSM pupils
- 103
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Governance
- Academy trust: CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Kim Clapham
- Telephone
- 02075040556
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2019-11-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.
Academic year 2023/24
Overall absence
3.6%
Persistent absence
3.8%
Unauthorised
1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 2.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 266
Recent years
- 2022/23
- Overall 5.0% · Persistent 15.2%
- 2021/22
- Overall 4.4% · Persistent 12.2%