St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

About St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School in Islington was rated Good across all five categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a consistent outcome compared with its previous inspection in 2015. The school’s strongest academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 86 per cent. That figure is well above the Islington local authority average of 68 per cent for primary schools, and it places the school fifth out of 39 primaries in the borough. In the London region, it ranks 165th out of 1,592 schools, putting it in the top 11 per cent regionally, and nationally it sits in the top 5 per cent of all primary schools. These results suggest a school that is performing significantly above the local norm, particularly given that more than half of its pupils — 56.8 per cent — are eligible for free school meals.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school’s strongest individual subject was reading, where pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 and 39 per cent reached the higher standard. In maths, the average score was 106, with 18 per cent hitting the higher threshold, while in writing 14 per cent achieved greater depth. The proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths was 93 per cent, and in both reading and writing it was 89 per cent. The combined expected standard figure of 86 per cent is a strong outcome, though the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is just 7 per cent, which indicates that while most children are solidly on track, fewer are exceeding expectations across the board. The school does not publish Progress 8 scores, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are clearly above average for the area.

The school is a two-form entry Roman Catholic primary with a nursery, taking children from age two up to 11. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 65 applications for 30 places, with 28 offers made to first-preference applicants. The school has a chapel on site, along with art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall and playing fields. Sports on offer include swimming, football, netball and gymnastics, and there are clubs for drama, choir, book club and gardening. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for a strong academic environment within a Catholic faith context, particularly those who value a diverse intake and a wide range of extracurricular activities, though the oversubscription means securing a place is competitive.

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