Drayton Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
100402
Address
Arvon Road, Highbury, N5 1PJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
257 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
54.9%
Girls
45.1%
First language not English
40.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.3%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 27.6%
White British 20.2%
Other White 19.1%
Bangladeshi 9.7%
Other 8.6%
African 7.8%
Caribbean 3.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 91%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 12%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Drayton Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
6
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
4
2
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
35
23
12
Year 2
41
18
23
Year 3
38
20
18
Year 4
32
14
18
Year 5
34
26
8
Year 6
33
17
16
Year 2024-2025