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EnglandLondonIslingtonN5 1LHGillespie Primary School
Primary

Gillespie Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
208
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityIslington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gillespie Primary School · Primary · Islington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
89%
0pp
93%88%83%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 89%
RWM higher standard
26%
+8pp
32%20%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 26%

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%
SPAG higher standard
56%
Reading scaled score
112.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LH
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
2024/2589%26%89%70%93%33%96%63%100%93%112.0111.0110.020%208
2023/2489%18%93%50%89%25%93%57%96%93%110.0110.0110.021%219
2022/2383%7%90%47%83%17%93%37%93%83%109.0110.0108.0+1.30+0.60+3.2020%225
2018/1987%13%87%40%93%37%100%33%93%93%108.0109.0111.0+5.40+5.30+5.9019%234
2017/1893%32%93%43%96%54%96%54%96%96%109.0110.0111.0+1.80+4.60+4.1019%231
2016/1776%38%83%52%90%41%93%55%97%86%109.0110.0110.0+3.70+3.30+4.1019%237

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.