Community school · Islington

Tufnell Park Primary School

2–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100430URN

31 Carleton Road, London, N7 0HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

178 applications for 60 places · 17th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

6 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 March 2013
Graded inspection: 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

close to Islington median (2.8) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

178 applications · 60 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 3.0; Islington median median 2.8
2025 3.0; Islington median median 2.6
2024 3.6; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.7; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.3; Islington median median 2.7
2020 2.2; Islington median median 3.0
2019 2.9; Islington median median 2.9
2018 4.1; Islington median median 3.4
2017 4.0; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.8; Islington median median 3.5
2014 4.1; 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	60	178	3.0	41	0.68
Sep 2025	60	181	3.0	45	0.75
Sep 2024	43	156	3.6	35	0.81
Sep 2023	65	175	2.7	41	0.63
Sep 2022	77	177	2.3	54	0.70
Sep 2021	89	201	2.3	49	0.55
Sep 2020	85	188	2.2	49	0.58
Sep 2019	58	168	2.9	32	0.55
Sep 2018	44	180	4.1	38	0.86
Sep 2017	46	182	4.0	36	0.78
Sep 2016	45	159	3.5	35	0.78
Sep 2015	45	171	3.8	39	0.87
Sep 2014	45	183	4.1	36	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 84% · Maths 98% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%8th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard65%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (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	84%	19%	109	112
2023/24	77%	9%	106	108
2022/23	73%	24%	106	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

Tufnell Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Torriano Primary School
0.6 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Eleanor Palmer Primary School
0.7 km · Camden

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hungerford School
0.7 km · Islington

Good2022

4.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Yerbury Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brecknock Primary School
0.8 km · Camden

Good2023

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Grafton Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

2026

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100430 · 206/2803
Capacity: 484 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 31 Carleton Road, London, N7 0HJ
Local authority: Islington

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