Community school · Islington

Gillespie Primary School

3–11Ages
227Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100405URN

Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.9per place

5.1 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

237 applications for 30 places · 1st of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

7.9applications per place, Reception

5.1 above Islington median (2.8) 5.7 above England median (2.2)

237 applications · 30 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 7.9; Islington median median 2.8
2025 8.1; Islington median median 2.6
2024 7.9; Islington median median 2.9
2023 8.7; Islington median median 2.7
2022 8.0; Islington median median 2.9
2021 9.0; Islington median median 2.7
2020 10.0; Islington median median 3.0
2019 9.0; Islington median median 2.9
2018 8.4; Islington median median 3.4
2017 7.9; Islington median median 3.4
2016 9.0; Islington median median 3.3
2015 9.0; Islington median median 3.5
2014 8.5; Islington median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Islington median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Islington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	237	7.9	57	1.90
Sep 2025	28	226	8.1	52	1.86
Sep 2024	30	237	7.9	65	2.17
Sep 2023	29	251	8.7	56	1.93
Sep 2022	30	239	8.0	70	2.33
Sep 2021	30	270	9.0	71	2.37
Sep 2020	29	291	10.0	90	3.10
Sep 2019	30	270	9.0	59	1.97
Sep 2018	30	251	8.4	57	1.90
Sep 2017	30	237	7.9	52	1.73
Sep 2016	29	260	9.0	69	2.38
Sep 2015	29	262	9.0	67	2.31
Sep 2014	30	256	8.5	63	2.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 93% · Maths 96% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%2nd of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	26%	112	111
2023/24	89%	18%	110	110
2022/23	83%	7%	109	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gillespie Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

7.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
0.2 km · Islington

Good2023

4.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
0.3 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The London Screen Academy
0.8 km · Islington

Not yet inspected
Pakeman Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pooles Park Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place
Drayton Park Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

4.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100405 · 206/2251
Capacity: 236 pupils · 227 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources