Highbury Quadrant Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highbury New Park, London, N5 2DP
Website: http://www.highburyquadrantprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 02072266531
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Teresa Higgins
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100431

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 496
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 165
Number of Girls: 143

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.1
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
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 2,235 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 2,326 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 3,052 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park , N5 2DP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX
3out of 4 504 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Grasmere Primary School
92 Albion Road , N16 9PD
3out of 4 641 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Newington Green Primary School
Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP
3out of 4 711 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Betty Layward Primary School
Clissold Road , Hackney N16 9EX
3out of 4 728 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ
1out of 4 675 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road , N16 9EX
3out of 4 728 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill , N5 1AR
4out of 4 742 yd Community school No Girls More About School
The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY
3out of 4 1,544 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL
- not rated 2,172 yd Free schools No 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 463 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP
- not rated 2,730 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 1,574 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG
4out of 4 749 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH
- not rated 929 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Garden School
Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ
4out of 4 988 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Children's House Upper School
King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB
- not rated 1,073 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ
- not rated 1,291 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.