Tufnell Park Primary School

About Tufnell Park Primary School

Tufnell Park Primary School is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary school in the London Borough of Islington, serving children from ages 2 to 11. In the local authority’s primary school rankings, it sits at 13th out of 39 schools, placing it in the top third of Islington’s primary provision. The top three ranked peers in the borough are Drayton Park Primary School, Gillespie Primary School, and Winton Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2022, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2013. The school is led by headteacher Martin Scarborough and has a capacity of 484 pupils, with 458 currently enrolled. It does not have a religious character, and it offers nursery provision for younger children.

Academically, Tufnell Park performs well above the Islington average for Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 68%. The school’s ranking score of 77 places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally. In individual subjects, 91% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 108, and 84% did so in both reading and writing. At the higher standard, 36% achieved in maths, 25% in reading, and 16% in writing, while 9% reached the higher level across all three subjects. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary-only institution. Its Ofsted breakdown from the 2013 graded inspection rated leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all as Good, with no separate data available for behaviour or personal development from that inspection.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 181 applications for 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.02. Of those, 45 were first-preference applications, and 38 first-preference offers were made. Facilities include an outdoor playground, sports hall, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports offered are football, gymnastics, netball, and athletics, while extracurricular clubs include book club, coding, art club, drama, eco club, and choir. The school has a range of SEND provisions, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is Yerbury Primary School, 0.8 km away. Tufnell Park is a strong, well-regarded local option for families seeking a Good-rated school with solid academic outcomes and a broad range of facilities and support.

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