Community school · Islington

Hargrave Park School

0–11Ages
333Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100408URN

51 Bredgar Road, Archway, London, N19 5BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

81 applications for 30 places · 20th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Islington median (2.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.7; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.6; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Islington median median 2.9
2023 3.1; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.7; Islington median median 2.7
2020 3.3; Islington median median 3.0
2019 3.0; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.1; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.6; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.3; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.1; Islington median median 3.5
2014 2.9; Islington median median 3.4

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	81	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2025	34	87	2.6	26	0.76
Sep 2024	35	79	2.3	35	1.00
Sep 2023	35	109	3.1	33	0.94
Sep 2022	46	127	2.8	46	1.00
Sep 2021	45	123	2.7	35	0.78
Sep 2020	39	128	3.3	33	0.85
Sep 2019	45	137	3.0	43	0.96
Sep 2018	41	125	3.1	29	0.71
Sep 2017	32	114	3.6	27	0.84
Sep 2016	43	143	3.3	31	0.72
Sep 2015	45	139	3.1	43	0.96
Sep 2014	45	132	2.9	22	0.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 84% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%26th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	13%	105	104
2023/24	72%	11%	106	106
2022/23	70%	11%	106	105

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

Hargrave Park SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary School
0.3 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Islington

2026

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Yerbury Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Park School
1.0 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Eleanor Palmer Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Duncombe Primary School
1.2 km · Islington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.3 km · Haringey

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 80%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: 100408 · 206/2282
Capacity: 351 pupils · 333 on roll
Free school meals: 55.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 51 Bredgar Road, Archway, London, N19 5BS
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources