Duncombe Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 100403
- Address
- Sussex Way, Islington, N19 4JA
- Website
- www.duncombeprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 357 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 63.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
African 23.2%
Mixed 18.2%
Other White 17.9%
White British 11.8%
Other 9.8%
Bangladeshi 8.4%
Caribbean 6.2%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAbove average1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Duncombe Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 6 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 10 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 44 15 29 |
| Year 2 | 47 25 22 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 51 27 24 |
| Year 5 | 42 17 25 |
| Year 6 | 48 30 18 |