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St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Nick Turpin

location_onLondon, N19 5RR

language Visit Website phone 2072722780

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

219

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Islington, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 39 primaries in Islington and #6,951 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%

Reading81% LA 77%

Writing62% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading84% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.5

-0.9 to 4.9

-1.9

Write

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 0.9

2.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 1.3

-0.3 to 4.9

1.8

Write

LA 1.5

-0.6 to 4.2

0.2

Maths

LA 1.0

-2.1 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 69%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing92% LA 81%

Maths96% LA 77%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 1.5

1.3 to 5.9

0.3

Write

LA 1.5

-1.9 to 2.5

1.8

Maths

LA 1.4

-0.3 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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08 February 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2008

Inspection Report

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23 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 212 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	206	5	2.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	225	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	224	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	4	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils