The New North Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
137393
Address
32 Popham Road, Islington, N1 8SJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
169 (50% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
56.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
64.5%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.9%
Pupil ethnicities
African 21.3%
Bangladeshi 20.1%
Mixed 16.6%
Other White 15.4%
White British 8.9%
Other 8.9%
Irish 4.1%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.2
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsBelow average-2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 34%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The New North Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
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 classes18
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
16
7
9
Year 1
25
12
13
Year 2
20
12
8
Year 3
17
7
10
Year 4
33
19
14
Year 5
19
13
6
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025