St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2024 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
100449
Address
Northolme Road, Highbury Park, N5 2UX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
426 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
44.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.7%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.7%
Mixed 19.3%
African 19%
Other White 16.4%
Irish 3.5%
Caribbean 3.3%
Other 3.1%
Indian 1.2%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.7
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsWell above average4.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
38
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
8
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
15
9
Reception, Full-time
58
23
35
Year 1
59
26
33
Year 2
54
25
29
Year 3
60
33
27
Year 4
60
27
33
Year 5
47
30
17
Year 6
52
20
32
Year 2023-2024