Voluntary aided school · Islington

St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100439URN

Pemberton Gardens, Upper Holloway, London, N19 5RR · 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

3.4per place

0.6 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

58 applications for 17 places · 10th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 30 June 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong 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

30 June 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
9 June 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

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

58 applications · 17 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.4; Islington median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.4; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.3; Islington median median 2.7
2020 3.1; Islington median median 3.0
2019 3.1; Islington median median 2.9
2018 3.4; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.4; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.3; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.3; Islington median median 3.5
2014 3.6; 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	17	58	3.4	12	0.71
Sep 2025	23	54	2.4	18	0.78
Sep 2024	16	51	3.2	15	0.94
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	23	0.77
Sep 2022	26	74	2.9	24	0.92
Sep 2021	30	70	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2020	24	74	3.1	20	0.83
Sep 2019	22	69	3.1	20	0.91
Sep 2018	30	101	3.4	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	101	3.4	21	0.70
Sep 2016	30	99	3.3	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	100	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	22	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 62% · Maths 77% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%30th of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	58%	8%	105	104
2023/24	80%	8%	106	107
2022/23	50%	10%	105	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

St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hargrave Park School
0.5 km · Islington

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Duncombe Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Tufnell Park Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Eleanor Palmer Primary School
1.0 km · Camden

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100439 · 206/3465
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 230 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 52.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Pemberton Gardens, Upper Holloway, London, N19 5RR
Local authority: Islington

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