Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

General Information

Address: Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DR
Phone: 02072264708
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sandeep McNicholl
Age range: 0-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 515
School capacity: 508
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 146
% eligible for free school meals: 30.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 16 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #1 of 35 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreOutstanding
#2City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonOutstanding
#3Gillespie Primary SchoolOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreOutstanding
#2City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonOutstanding
#3Gillespie Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Newington Green Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7St Mary Magdalene AcademyOutstanding
#8Winton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Yerbury Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10Ashmount Primary SchoolGood
#11Canonbury Primary SchoolGood
#12Duncombe Primary SchoolGood
#13Grafton Primary SchoolGood
#14Hanover Primary SchoolGood
#15Hargrave Park SchoolGood
#16Hungerford SchoolGood
#17Laycock Primary SchoolGood
#18Pakeman Primary SchoolGood
#19Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreGood
#20Rotherfield Primary SchoolGood
#21Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolGood
#24St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolGood
#27St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#28St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#30The New North AcademyGood
#31Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#32Tufnell Park Primary SchoolGood
#33Vittoria Primary SchoolGood
#34Whitehall Park SchoolGood
#35Pooles Park Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £10,068 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #18 of 41 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Rotherfield Primary School£10,401
#17Duncombe Primary School£10,221
#18Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre£10,068
#19St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School£9,973
#20St Mary's CofE Primary School£9,925

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Laycock Primary School£16,417
#2Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre£16,290
#3Hungerford School£16,290
#4Pooles Park Primary School£15,549
#5The New North Academy£12,759
#6Robert Blair School and Children's Centre£12,055
#7Drayton Park Primary School£11,610
#8Vittoria Primary School£11,123
#9Hanover Primary School£11,047
#10Christ The King Catholic Primary School£10,853
#11Moreland Primary School£10,783
#12Pakeman Primary School£10,756
#13St Luke's CofE Primary School£10,666
#14Hargrave Park School£10,467
#15Whitehall Park School£10,463
#16Rotherfield Primary School£10,401
#17Duncombe Primary School£10,221
#18Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre£10,068
#19St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School£9,973
#20St Mary's CofE Primary School£9,925
#21St Mark's CofE Primary School£9,609
#22Winton Primary School£9,592
#23Hugh Myddelton Primary School£9,402
#24Gillespie Primary School£9,386
#25Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£9,383
#26Ashmount Primary School£9,342
#27St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School£9,274
#28St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School£9,213
#29Tufnell Park Primary School£9,110
#30Thornhill Primary School£8,948
#31Canonbury Primary School£8,897
#32St Mary Magdalene Academy£8,846
#33St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School£8,805
#34St Joan of Arc RC Primary School£8,804
#35William Tyndale Primary School£8,692
#36St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School£8,621
#37Grafton Primary School£8,573
#38City of London Primary Academy, Islington£8,432
#39Newington Green Primary School£8,220
#40Yerbury Primary School£8,009
#41St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,505

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