Community school · Islington

Pakeman Primary School

2–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100418URN

Hornsey Road, London, N7 6DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.9 below Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

84 applications for 45 places · 32nd of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 14 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
13 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Islington median (2.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 45 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.9; Islington median median 2.8
2025 1.9; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.3; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.2; Islington median median 2.7
2020 2.3; Islington median median 3.0
2019 2.7; Islington median median 2.9
2018 2.8; Islington median median 3.4
2017 4.1; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.7; Islington median median 3.5
2014 4.3; 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	45	84	1.9	39	0.87
Sep 2025	45	84	1.9	30	0.67
Sep 2024	45	95	2.1	35	0.78
Sep 2023	38	87	2.3	33	0.87
Sep 2022	37	99	2.7	31	0.84
Sep 2021	45	97	2.2	34	0.76
Sep 2020	44	103	2.3	26	0.59
Sep 2019	45	121	2.7	35	0.78
Sep 2018	45	126	2.8	27	0.60
Sep 2017	43	174	4.1	38	0.88
Sep 2016	44	154	3.5	35	0.80
Sep 2015	45	166	3.7	42	0.93
Sep 2014	45	193	4.3	46	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 86% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%24th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	7%	105	105
2023/24	67%	0%	104	105
2022/23	50%	2%	104	103

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

Pakeman Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Grafton Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Pooles Park Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Good2023

4.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
0.9 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Gillespie Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

7.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100418 · 206/2455
Capacity: 349 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 61.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hornsey Road, London, N7 6DU
Local authority: Islington

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