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Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

Islington, N4 2DRPrimaryAges 0–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
82 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1498 of 13,686 nationally

About Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre in Islington was rated Outstanding across every graded category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in November 2024. The school earned top marks for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This continues a strong track record: the previous inspection in 2017 also judged the school Outstanding overall. On the most informative exam metric available, 80 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits comfortably above the Islington local authority average of 68 per cent, placing Ambler 12th out of 39 primary schools in the borough and within the top 25 per cent of schools nationally. The school also performed strongly on higher standards: 61 per cent of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, and average scaled scores were 111 in reading and 109 in maths.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range0 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBlackstock Road, London, Islington, N4 2DR
HeadteacherSandeep McNicholl
Local AuthorityIslington
Number of Pupils525
Free School Meals (FSM)29.8%
School Capacity525 / 508 (103% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundDining HallArt StudiosMusic RoomsICT SuiteGymnasiumSports HallSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballNetballTennisDanceCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirChessCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: ambler.islington.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.