Pooles Park Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Islington
Lennox Road, London, N4 3NW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 09/11/2022
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.8%
35.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
184
Capacity used
Has space77%
240 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Stephens
- Address
- Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3NW
- Phone
- 02076191000
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward / constituency
- Finsbury Park · Islington North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150522
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
184 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 146 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
35.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.