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Pooles Park Primary School

Community school · London · N4 3NW

Ages 3–11 · 149 pupils · Islington

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.9%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
144

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
36
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill62%

149 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
149
Boys / girls
81 / 68
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
149 / 240 (62%)
Free school meals
43.6%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Craig Taylor

Location

Address
Lennox Road, Finsbury Park
Postcode
N4 3NW
Town
London
Local authority
Islington
District
Islington
Constituency
Islington North
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Islington, 149 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 43.6%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N4
13
Primary in N4
9
Open schools in Islington LA
72
Primary in Islington LA
40

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear N4

  • Pooles Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · N4 3NW · Islington

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM49.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • Stroud Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N4 3EX · Haringey

    Ages 1–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.21

    0.4 miles away

  • St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · N19 4JF · Islington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM66.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Pakeman Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    London · N7 6DU · Islington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM61.7%
    • Demand0.88

    0.4 miles away

  • Grafton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N7 6AR · Islington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM45.1%
    • Demand0.84

    0.5 miles away

  • Duncombe Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N19 4JA · Islington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM71.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Craig Taylor

Official links