St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

Islington · N5 1DL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 206 pupils, 25.7% FSM

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St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Conewood Street, London, N5 1DL – View on map
Phone: 02072264906
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Hasina Khan
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

206 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 53
% eligible for free school meals: 25.7%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Islington average)
English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 20.5% a year (Islington 20.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Islington: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Islington, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.3%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

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

Good 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.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the Islington average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 73% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 73%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 81% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 26 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolIslington averageEngland↘ Falling Down 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the Islington average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 25th of 40 junior and primary schools in the area

#24Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School63%
=25Pakeman Primary School62%
=25St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School62%
=27Ashmount Primary School61%
=27Hargrave Park School61%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Winton Primary School92%
=2Gillespie Primary School89%
=2Hugh Myddelton Primary School89%
=2St Joseph's Catholic Primary School89%
=5St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School88%
=5Thornhill Primary School88%
#7Drayton Park Primary School85%
#8Tufnell Park Primary School84%
#9William Tyndale Primary School83%
#10City of London Primary Academy, Islington80%
#11Duncombe Primary School79%
=12Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre78%
=12Canonbury Primary School78%
#14St Mary Magdalene Academy77%
#15St Mark's CofE Primary School75%
=16Rotherfield Primary School74%
=16Yerbury Primary School74%
#18Newington Green Primary School72%
#19St Joan of Arc RC Primary School71%
#20Grafton Primary School70%
#21Vittoria Primary School68%
#22Hanover Primary School67%
#23Laycock Primary School64%
#24Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School63%
=25Pakeman Primary School62%
=25St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School62%
=27Ashmount Primary School61%
=27Hargrave Park School61%
=27Moreland Primary School61%
#30St Luke's CofE Primary School59%
#31St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School58%
#32St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School57%
#33St Mary's CofE Primary School53%
#34The New North Academy47%
#35Whitehall Park School46%
#36Robert Blair School and Children's Centre44%
#37Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre43%
#38Christ The King Catholic Primary School39%
#39St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School35%
#40Hungerford School28%

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23rd of 33 primary schools in Islington for Ofsted rating

#21St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolGood
#22St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolGood
#25St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood

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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.

Rank School Score

#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
#7Winton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Yerbury Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Ashmount Primary SchoolGood
#10Canonbury Primary SchoolGood
#11Duncombe Primary SchoolGood
#12Grafton Primary SchoolGood
#13Hanover Primary SchoolGood
#14Hargrave Park SchoolGood
#15Hungerford SchoolGood
#16Laycock Primary SchoolGood
#17Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreGood
#18Rotherfield Primary SchoolGood
#19Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#20St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary SchoolGood
#21St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolGood
#22St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolGood
#25St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#27St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28The New North AcademyGood
#29Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#30Tufnell Park Primary SchoolGood
#31Vittoria Primary SchoolGood
#32Whitehall Park SchoolGood
#33Pooles Park Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,274 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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.

27th of 40 primary schools in Islington for spending per pupil

#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

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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.

Rank School Score

#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 John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School£8,805
#33St Joan of Arc RC Primary School£8,804
#34William Tyndale Primary School£8,692
#35St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School£8,621
#36Grafton Primary School£8,573
#37City of London Primary Academy, Islington£8,432
#38Newington Green Primary School£8,220
#39Yerbury Primary School£8,009
#40St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,505

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