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Pooles Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3NW · poolespark.com · 020 7619 1000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 36%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 184
- 77% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Islington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 67.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Bridge Mat Ltd
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 15 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 30 | 18 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 36% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131741)
Ofsted
Pooles Park Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 9 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131741)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131741), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131741)
Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131741)