Community school · Islington

Rotherfield Primary School

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131740URN

Rotherfield Street, Islington, London, N1 3EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 below Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

73 applications for 30 places · 24th 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

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 April 2014
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Islington median (2.8) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Islington median median 2.8
2025 1.9; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.3; Islington median median 2.7
2022 1.9; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.3; Islington median median 2.7
2020 1.5; Islington median median 3.0
2019 1.6; Islington median median 2.9
2018 2.2; Islington median median 3.4
2017 2.2; Islington median median 3.4
2016 2.5; Islington median median 3.3
2015 2.1; Islington median median 3.5
2014 2.2; Islington median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Islington median in 0 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	30	73	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2025	28	53	1.9	21	0.75
Sep 2024	24	62	2.6	18	0.75
Sep 2023	30	68	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2022	45	86	1.9	36	0.80
Sep 2021	44	103	2.3	34	0.77
Sep 2020	60	87	1.5	33	0.55
Sep 2019	58	92	1.6	38	0.66
Sep 2018	55	119	2.2	34	0.62
Sep 2017	51	112	2.2	38	0.75
Sep 2016	49	122	2.5	38	0.78
Sep 2015	60	127	2.1	40	0.67
Sep 2014	49	109	2.2	39	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 79% → 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 standard81%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	10%	107	106
2023/24	73%	14%	107	106
2022/23	50%	2%	102	102

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

Rotherfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hackney New Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shoreditch Park Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thomas Fairchild Community School
0.6 km · Hackney

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hoxton Garden Primary
0.8 km · Hackney

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Hanover Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Good2024

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
William Tyndale Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

Remains Outstanding2023

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131740 · 206/2857
Capacity: 420 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 68.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 1999
Address: Rotherfield Street, Islington, London, N1 3EE
Local authority: Islington

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