Christ The King Catholic Primary School

About Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Christ The King Catholic Primary School is one of 41 state primary schools in Islington, ranking 28th in the local authority on the combined Key Stage 2 expected standard measure. The top-performing peers in the borough are Drayton Park Primary School, Gillespie Primary School and Winton Primary School, all of which score higher on this metric. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. Headteacher John Lane leads a school that is significantly undersubscribed relative to its capacity — it has 254 pupils against a capacity of 451. However, for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 48 applications for 24 places, all of which went to first-preference families. A notable 60.1 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, reflecting the school’s role in a diverse and economically varied community.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, the school was judged Good overall, with Outstanding ratings for early years provision and personal development. Behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and leadership and management were all rated Good. This marks a clear improvement from the previous inspection in December 2014, where early years provision was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2, 59 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Islington local authority average of 68 per cent. The school’s average scores in reading (102) and maths (101) are close to the national benchmark of 100, but the proportion reaching the higher standard in those subjects is low — 21 per cent in reading and just 7 per cent in maths. Nationally, the school sits in the bottom 50 per cent of primaries for this combined measure.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, a gymnasium, a sensory room, forest school area, music rooms, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, gymnastics, cross country, netball and swimming, while clubs range from film and art to gardening, chess and eco club. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health support, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, based on 13 respondents, show mixed feelings: 62 per cent would recommend the school, but only 38 per cent strongly agreed their child is happy, and 38 per cent disagreed that the school has high expectations for their child. This school may suit families seeking a faith-based primary with strong early years and personal development provision, particularly those who value a smaller, community-focused setting within a diverse Islington catchment.

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