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Gillespie Primary School

Primary

Islington · London · N5 1LH www.gillespie.islington.sch.uk

Pupils
227
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
7 Nov 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
21 Jan 2020
Monitoring visit
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1 Feb 2011
Full inspectionOutstanding
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30 Apr 2008
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
89%
0pp
LA
65%
England
63%
93%85%76%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
26%
+8pp
LA
12%
England
8%
38%23%7%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
70%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
63%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
93%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
56%
LA AVG 33%
Reading scaled score
112.0
LA AVG 106.29
Maths scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 105.36
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
208
cap. 236
237223208
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
LA AVG 20.26:1
20.017.815.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
37%
LA AVG 41.43%
50%44%37%
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FSM eligible
14%
LA AVG 51.08%
33%24%14%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 25.38%
21%20%19%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
7%
England
5%
5%3%2%
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Persistent absence
5%
LA
20%
England
13%
7%4%2%
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Overview

AddressGillespie Road, London, N5 1LH
Telephone02072266840
Local authorityIslington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£9386 spend / pupil£8967 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
2024/2589%26%208
2023/2489%18%219
2022/2383%7%+1.30+0.60+3.20225
2018/1987%13%+5.40+5.30+5.90234
2017/1893%32%+1.80+4.60+4.10231
2016/1776%38%+3.70+3.30+4.10237
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2589%70%93%33%96%63%100%93%112.0111.0110.020%
2023/2493%50%89%25%93%57%96%93%110.0110.0110.021%
2022/2390%47%83%17%93%37%93%83%109.0110.0108.020%
2018/1987%40%93%37%100%33%93%93%108.0109.0111.019%
2017/1893%43%96%54%96%54%96%96%109.0110.0111.019%
2016/1783%52%90%41%93%55%97%86%109.0110.0110.019%

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
2024/2520820.020%37%14%4%5%
2023/2421919.621%40%15%3%3%
2022/2322518.720%39%19%4%7%
2021/2222918.520%42%21%5%7%
2020/2122815.619%39%18%
2018/1923416.419%44%24%2%3%
2017/1823119.819%49%28%2%3%
2016/1723718.719%50%33%2%2%

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