Drayton Park Primary School

About Drayton Park Primary School

Drayton Park Primary School has been rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school’s leadership and management were singled out as Outstanding, and the early years provision was also judged Good. But the headline story here is academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the Islington local authority average of 68%. That result places Drayton Park first out of 39 primary schools in the borough, and in the top 5% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 91 puts it ahead of local peers like Gillespie Primary and Winton Primary. It’s a strong performance that suggests a school that has found its stride.

Digging into the detail, the school’s maths and reading scores are particularly impressive. The average maths score was 108, with 97% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 44% achieving a higher standard. In reading, the average score was 111, with 94% at the expected level and 56% at the higher level. Writing was slightly lower, with 91% at the expected standard and 21% at the higher level. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it’s harder to see how much value it adds from pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are strong. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 93% of respondents would recommend the school, and 83% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection was an ungraded visit in June 2025, which found that the school had improved significantly since its last graded inspection.

Drayton Park is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, and it is oversubscribed: for 29 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 124 applications, a ratio of over 4 to 1. Of those, 22 offers went to first-preference families. The school serves a diverse community, with 32.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a forest school, an outdoor playground, a sensory room and even a chapel. The school offers a range of clubs — science, drama, choir, art and book club — and sports including rounders, cricket, netball, football and tennis. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a well-led, inclusive setting, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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