Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary in London, Islington | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

Primary

Islington · London · N4 2DR www.ambler.islington.sch.uk

Pupils
515
cap. 508
Ages
0 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
19 Nov 2024
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
8 Mar 2023
School inspection
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3 May 2017
Full inspectionOutstanding
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28 Feb 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Islington. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
78%
-2pp
LA
65%
England
63%
90%84%77%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
+3pp
LA
12%
England
8%
23%15%7%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
68%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
55%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
92%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
70%
LA AVG 33%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 106.29
Maths scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.36
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
525
cap. 508
525484442
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Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
LA AVG 20.26:1
24.922.019.1
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EAL
41%
LA AVG 41.43%
48%40%33%
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FSM eligible
34%
LA AVG 51.08%
38%31%24%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 25.38%
17%15%12%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
7%
England
5%
5%4%2%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
20%
England
13%
10%6%2%
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Overview

AddressBlackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DR
Telephone02072264708
Local authorityIslington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£10068 spend / pupil£10557 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2578%13%525
2023/2480%10%523
2022/2380%12%+1.60-1.80+3.50505
2018/1980%23%+5.80+2.30+4.40500
2017/1890%7%+3.90+1.80+1.60447
2016/1777%10%+2.20+1.90+5.50442
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2593%68%80%13%87%55%93%92%111.0110.0112.015%
2023/2498%61%83%12%88%41%81%95%111.0109.0112.014%
2022/2385%53%81%12%90%51%76%88%109.0110.0110.017%
2018/1990%53%87%27%93%53%87%90%110.0109.0110.015%
2017/18100%47%93%27%97%13%93%97%110.0107.0112.013%
2016/1787%17%80%20%97%40%87%93%105.0108.0111.012%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2552524.715%41%34%4%10%
2023/2452324.914%43%33%4%8%
2022/2350522.617%39%32%4%9%
2021/2251319.113%33%28%5%9%
2020/2151121.912%36%24%
2018/1950019.815%40%31%2%2%
2017/1844719.713%42%35%2%3%
2016/1744220.712%48%38%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.