Gillespie Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 7 2023 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
- 100405
- Address
- Gillespie Road, N5 1LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 219 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 39.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 5.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 36.5%
Other White 25.1%
Mixed 21.9%
Other 5.5%
African 4.6%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Indian 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell above average3.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 83%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Gillespie Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 70
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 28 10 18 |