Academy sponsor led · Islington

Pooles Park Primary School

3–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150522URN

Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3NW

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.8 below Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

40 applications for 20 places · 30th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 9 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management			Inadequate
Early years provision			Inadequate

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

40 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Islington median median 2.8
2024 3.6; Islington median median 2.9; as the previous school
2023 2.5; Islington median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 2.5; Islington median median 2.9; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Islington median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Islington median median 3.0; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Islington median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Islington median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Islington median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Islington median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Islington median median 3.5; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Islington median median 3.4; as the previous school

This school
Islington median

Dashed bars: as Pooles Park Primary School (URN 131741), the previous school.

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	20	40	2.0	18	0.90
Sep 2024 *	10	36	3.6	10	1.00
Sep 2023 *	21	52	2.5	21	1.00
Sep 2022 *	24	60	2.5	15	0.63
Sep 2021 *	30	49	1.6	18	0.60
Sep 2020 *	34	53	1.6	23	0.68
Sep 2019 *	32	61	1.9	26	0.81
Sep 2018 *	27	60	2.2	23	0.85
Sep 2017 *	47	81	1.7	45	0.96
Sep 2016 *	28	60	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2015 *	30	68	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	49	106	2.2	43	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

Pooles Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Stroud Green Primary School
0.6 km · Haringey

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Pakeman Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
0.8 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Grafton Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Duncombe Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 59%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150522 · 206/2004
Trust: The Bridge MAT Ltd
Capacity: 240 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 49.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2024
Replaced: Pooles Park Primary School (URN 131741)
Address: Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3NW
Local authority: Islington

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