Pooles Park 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 06/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lennox Road, London, N4 3NW
Website: www.poolespark.com
Telephone: 02072722655
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Greg Crawford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131741

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 240
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 119

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.4

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:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
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 4 216 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF
3out of 4 1,334 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 2,474 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pooles Park Primary School
Lennox Road , Finsbury Park N4 3NW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
55 Tollington Park , N4 3QW
3out of 4 270 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Montem Primary School
Hornsey Road , N7 7QT
3out of 4 490 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stroud Green Primary School
Woodstock Road , N4 3EX
3out of 4 639 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Sussex Way , N19 4JF
3out of 4 654 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road , N4 3LS
3out of 4 375 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU
3out of 4 1,343 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill , N5 1AR
4out of 4 1,683 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Skinners' Academy
Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY
3out of 4 1,784 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon High
Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG
2out of 4 1,908 yd Community school 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 1,828 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 2,142 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 1,599 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kestrel House School
104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA
- not rated 1,600 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
Woodberry Down Centre , Woodberry Down N4 2SH
- not rated 1,755 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
New River College Medical
Ifor Ward , Highgate Hill N19 5NF
4out of 4 1,963 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT
3out of 4 2,088 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.