Gillespie Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/02/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Gillespie Road, London

School Information

Address: Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH
Website: www.gillespie.islington.sch.uk
Telephone: 02072266840
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Owen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100405

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 239
Number of Pupils: 228
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5.4 Confidence interval 3.2 to 7.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.3 Confidence interval 3.3 to 7.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.9 Confidence interval 4 to 7.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Islington Nursery School
110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB 		3out of 4 1,284 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF 		3out of 4 2,431 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre
Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD 		4out of 4 2,737 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF 		4out of 4 3,254 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		4out of 4 3,272 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road , N5 1LH 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street , N5 1DL 		4out of 4 227 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR 		4out of 4 334 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX 		3out of 4 475 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkwood Primary School
Queen's Drive , N4 2HQ 		3out of 4 617 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill , N5 1AR 		4out of 4 882 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road , N16 9EX 		3out of 4 1,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ 		1out of 4 1,246 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road , N4 3LS 		3out of 4 1,472 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Skinners' Academy
Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY 		3out of 4 1,705 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD 		- not rated 881 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP 		- not rated 3,270 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 1,705 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
London Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB 		- not rated 1,257 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG 		4out of 4 1,348 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
Woodberry Down Centre , Woodberry Down N4 2SH 		- not rated 1,491 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
T T T Y Y School
14 Heathland Road , London N16 5NH 		- not rated 1,707 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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