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Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Islington

55 Tollington Park, London, N4 3QW

Website 02072725987

59

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 29/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.1%

22.9% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

240

Capacity used

Has space

53%

451 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

24

Places offered

48

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference50● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)160● 0%
Total482450%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Islington lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
John Lane
Address
55 Tollington Park, London, N4 3QW
Phone
02072725987
Local authority
Islington
Ward / constituency
Tollington · Islington North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100450

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals60%——
English as additional language44%——
SEN support19%——
56% boys (135)44% girls (105)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

240 pupils · 451 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    29 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 227 pupils

Attendance

92.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

22.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

6.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
23%
21/22
25%
22/23
15%
23/24
23%
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 & maths59%——
Higher standard7%——
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 standard39%
-23% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard11%
-22% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth8%
-5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard47%
-27% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard66%
-7% vs England
Higher standard8%
-22% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

652019502023592024392025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)39%61%
Higher standard3%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.