Newington Green Primary School

About Newington Green Primary School

Newington Green Primary School sits within Islington, a London borough where eight of 41 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 19th out of 39 primaries in the local authority on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top half of Islington’s state primary landscape. Its closest Outstanding-rated neighbour is Gillespie Primary School, 1.5 kilometres away, while the top three peers in the borough by ranking score are Drayton Park Primary School, Gillespie Primary School and Winton Primary School. With 459 pupils on roll against a capacity of 450, the school is slightly over capacity, and it was heavily oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry: 168 families applied for 60 places, with 67 listing it as their first preference and 52 receiving first-preference offers. That level of demand suggests a school that local families are actively choosing, and its nursery provision means children can join from age two.

Academically, Newington Green’s most recent key stage 2 results, from the 2023/24 academic year, show 71 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is three percentage points above the Islington local authority average of 68 per cent. In reading, 87 per cent met the expected standard and 38 per cent reached the higher standard; in maths, 89 per cent met the expected standard and 36 per cent reached the higher standard. Writing saw 73 per cent at the expected level and 27 per cent at the higher level. The school’s average scaled scores were 108 in reading and 107 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 27th percentile among all primaries on the combined expected standard metric, and in the 46th percentile among London primaries. Its Ofsted inspection in July 2024 judged every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Outstanding, a significant upgrade from the Good rating it received in its previous inspection in 2011.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a library, ICT suite, playing fields, sports hall, gymnasium, music rooms and a forest school, alongside clubs such as art, chess, drama, eco club and film club. Sports provision covers football, gymnastics, athletics and cricket. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND support for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With an oversubscription ratio of 2.8 and 57.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, Newington Green serves a diverse and high-demand community. It is a non-denominational, mixed, state primary with no sixth form, and its nursery provision makes it a practical option for families looking for continuity from age two through to the end of primary.

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