Ashmount Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ashmount Primary School excels at helping all children make strong progress through well-matched tasks and high-quality feedback from teachers. The school has successfully closed achievement gaps for disadvantaged pupils through targeted support. Early years and phonics teaching are particular strengths, with children achieving well through interesting activities and high-quality discussions.
Key Strengths
- Teachers set tasks at different levels of difficulty to challenge all pupils, helping them make strong progress
- Early reading and phonics are taught well, with Year 1 phonics screening results well above the national average
- Disadvantaged pupils now make similar progress to other pupils nationally, closing previous gaps
- High-quality feedback and clear learning aims help pupils understand how to improve their work
- Well-maintained school site with interesting displays and calm, orderly breaktimes
Areas for Improvement
- Handwriting is not taught consistently across the school, and few Key Stage 2 pupils write with a pen
- Pupils' achievement in writing is weaker than in reading and mathematics
- Governors do not check the progress of all pupils systematically enough throughout the school year
- Attendance rates remain below average despite improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - staff receive regular up-to-date training on recognising risks including radicalisation and female genital mutilation, record-keeping is detailed and of high quality, and all arrangements meet current requirements.
Extracurricular Activities
Specialist music teaching, playground friends roles for older pupils
Ashmount Primary School continues to be a good school that has successfully managed significant changes including expansion and a move to a new building. Since the new headteacher joined in September 2014, the school has maintained educational quality while restructuring its leadership team and improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
38.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 68%. Maths has improved from 65% to 77%. Writing has improved from 63% to 73%.
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
24.7
KS2
13
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
390 pupils
450 capacity
60 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Islington
Places available
1,905
Applications
1,626
Got 1st preference
80.9%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Primary admissions across Islington (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.36707%
Overall absence
20.29851%
Persistent absence
335
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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