Vittoria Primary School

About Vittoria Primary School

Vittoria Primary School’s headline metrics tell a mixed story when set against the Islington average. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 68 per cent, but at Vittoria that figure is 53 per cent — a gap of 15 percentage points. That places the school 32nd out of 39 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half of Islington’s state primaries. Nationally, it sits in the 72nd percentile, and within London it ranks 1,397th out of 1,592 schools. However, the picture is not uniformly below average. In reading and maths individually, 69 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in each subject — just a point above the LA average for maths and in line for reading. The school’s average scaled scores of 105 in reading and 104 in maths are solid, and its leadership and management was judged Outstanding in the most recent Ofsted inspection.

Academically, the data reveals a school where most children arrive at the expected level but fewer than typical in Islington reach the higher standard. Just 17 per cent of pupils achieved the higher standard in maths, compared with 22 per cent in reading and only 3 per cent in writing. No pupils at all reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds from its starting points. What is clearer is that the school serves a significantly disadvantaged intake: 56.1 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection in 2011 rated the school Good overall, and an ungraded visit in 2021 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management now rated Outstanding. The early years provision was also rated Good.

Vittoria is a small school with 219 pupils against a capacity of 250, and it is oversubscribed: for 20 places in 2025/26, there were 29 total applications and 15 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.45. The school has a nursery provision, which may appeal to local families looking for continuity from age three. Facilities include a gymnasium, sensory room, sports hall, playing fields, library, ICT suite, music rooms and even a chapel. SEND support covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Clubs include coding, drama and gardening, and sports on offer are football, tennis, dance, gymnastics and netball. This is a school that will suit families in Islington who value strong leadership and a broad range of facilities, and who are comfortable with a school whose academic outcomes are below the local average but which serves a high-needs community.

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