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Newington Green Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Auriga Mews, London N1 4ND · newingtongreen.co.uk · 020 7254 3092
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Islington 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.32 mi
- 0.52 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Islington Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 478
- 28 over 450 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Islington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.5%
- First language not English
- 54.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.32 mi (521 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.31 mi (501 m). Source: Islington Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.31 mi0.50 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Islington it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Newington Green Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 24
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied