Canonbury Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2022 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
131773
Address
Canonbury Road, N1 2UT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
438 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.4%
Girls
54.6%
First language not English
36.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.8%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 28.5%
Mixed 26.9%
Other White 17.8%
African 10.5%
Other 4.8%
Caribbean 4.1%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingAverage0.9
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Canonbury Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
57
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
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 classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
15
14
Reception, Full-time
56
19
37
Year 1
59
25
34
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
55
23
32
Year 4
60
30
30
Year 5
60
23
37
Year 6
60
32
28
Year 2024-2025