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EnglandLondonIslingtonN19 4JADuncombe Primary School
Primary

Duncombe Primary School

Primary

Islington · London · N19 4JA www.duncombeprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
438
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
438
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
438
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityIslington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Duncombe Primary School · Primary · Islington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
-4pp
83%67%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
8%
-1pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
438
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
68%
FSM eligible
68%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Sussex Way, Islington, London, N19 4JA
Local authority
Islington
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%8%88%44%79%12%87%19%75%67%108.0106.0104.030%438
2023/2483%9%87%57%89%11%93%28%85%76%110.0108.0106.022%357
2022/2352%2%75%8%71%10%67%15%79%71%103.0102.0103.0+1.60+2.10+1.8016%389
2018/1964%9%74%22%81%14%78%22%84%81%104.0105.0107.0+0.00+0.30+0.0017%447
2017/1850%9%63%17%78%17%74%30%85%87%103.0104.0107.0-1.70+0.30+0.6014%444
2016/1759%6%71%24%76%6%76%25%87%81%102.0105.0107.0-2.50-2.30+0.3014%460

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
2024/2543817.230%68%68%7%22%
2023/2435721.522%64%61%7%25%
2022/2338918.916%68%65%8%26%
2021/2239319.218%74%63%5%13%
2020/2140316.418%58%56%
2018/1944718.617%72%62%4%11%
2017/1844417.814%74%62%4%8%
2016/1746018.014%74%65%4%7%

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