Community school · Islington

Yerbury Primary School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100429URN

Foxham Road, Yerbury Road, London, N19 4RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.2 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

238 applications for 60 places · 7th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 February 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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Islington median (2.8) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

238 applications · 60 places offered · 87 named it first

2026 4.0; Islington median median 2.8
2025 4.1; Islington median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Islington median median 2.9
2023 4.0; Islington median median 2.7
2022 4.2; Islington median median 2.9
2021 4.2; Islington median median 2.7
2020 4.1; Islington median median 3.0
2019 4.4; Islington median median 2.9
2018 4.8; Islington median median 3.4
2017 4.9; Islington median median 3.4
2016 4.6; Islington median median 3.3
2015 4.7; Islington median median 3.5
2014 5.2; 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	60	238	4.0	87	1.45
Sep 2025	60	246	4.1	100	1.67
Sep 2024	60	183	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2023	60	237	4.0	87	1.45
Sep 2022	59	245	4.2	72	1.22
Sep 2021	60	253	4.2	92	1.53
Sep 2020	60	248	4.1	73	1.22
Sep 2019	60	262	4.4	78	1.30
Sep 2018	60	287	4.8	78	1.30
Sep 2017	60	293	4.9	75	1.25
Sep 2016	60	274	4.6	78	1.30
Sep 2015	60	279	4.7	77	1.28
Sep 2014	60	309	5.2	82	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 78% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%15th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	74%	24%	109	107
2023/24	83%	19%	109	109
2022/23	78%	28%	109	108

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

Yerbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
0.2 km · Islington

2026

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hargrave Park School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Tufnell Park Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Duncombe Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Grafton Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Eleanor Palmer Primary School
0.9 km · Camden

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary School
1.0 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%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: 100429 · 206/2666
Capacity: 459 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Foxham Road, Yerbury Road, London, N19 4RR
Local authority: Islington

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