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St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Matilda Street, Islington, London N1 0LB · standrews.islington.sch.uk · 020 7837 4049

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Islington 67%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
165
79% of 210 places
Local authority
Islington
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
69.7%
First language not English
32.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 22)19September 2023: 18 (Places 23)18September 2024: 13 (Places 15)13September 2025: 8 (Places 10)8September 2026: 10 (Places 14)10Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614100.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251080.8100%
September 2024Sept 202415130.9100%
September 2023Sept 202323180.8100%
September 2022Sept 202222190.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Islington it was 67%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 79% (England 61%)79%2017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 57% (England 65%)57%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 68% (England 61%)68%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
▼101105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School on 14 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
14 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
26
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼69% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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