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Drayton Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Islington

Arvon Road, London, N5 1PJ

Website 02076074142

91

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Improved significantly

No graded inspection

Application demand

96%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

13.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

277

Capacity used

Has space

89%

311 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

96%

1st preference success rate

22 of 23 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

124

Total applications

4.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2322● 96%
2nd preference143● 21%
3rd preference212● 10%
Later preferences (4th–6th)662● 3%
Total1242923%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
94%
2021
88%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
96%
2025

Islington lets families list 6 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Annabelle Kapoor
Address
Arvon Road, London, N5 1PJ
Phone
02076074142
Local authority
Islington
Ward / constituency
Highbury · Islington North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100402

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals40%——
English as additional language33%——
SEN support10%——
57% boys (159)43% girls (118)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

277 pupils · 311 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    04 June 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Improved significantly
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 252 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
20/21
9%
21/22
14%
22/23
13%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths91%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard85%
+23% vs England
Higher standard18%
+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard53%
+20% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard85%
+13% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard47%
+21% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard44%
+14% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

722019762023912024852025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)85%61%
Higher standard18%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Islington council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.