North Islington Nursery School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
North Islington provides a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive through play-based learning matched to their interests. Parents particularly value the dedicated staff and excellent support when their children start at the nursery. The school uses clever systems to track every child's progress and adjust teaching to help all learners succeed.
Key Strengths
- Creates a safe, nurturing environment where children and parents feel welcomed and valued
- Children make good progress from their starting points through play-based, interest-led learning
- Staff motivate children to be creative and imaginative, making learning fun
- Strong leadership with accurate judgement of teaching quality and clear vision for improvement
- Parents highly satisfied with care and support, particularly during transitions
Areas for Improvement
- Practitioners need to develop stronger questioning skills to challenge children and help them think more deeply
- Staff lack confidence in extending children's early writing and mathematics skills
- Adults don't routinely monitor children's independent play and learning, missing opportunities to support or guide
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with detailed high-quality records, strong staff culture of care, consistent referral systems, and vigilant risk assessments.
Extracurricular Activities
Mathematics games program with parents, lending library
North Islington Nursery School continues to be good following its inspection on 04 October 2017. The leadership team has maintained good quality education and made progress in areas identified at the previous inspection.
At a Glance
12.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Islington
Places available
1,530
Applications
1,585
Got 1st preference
68.6%
Got preferred school
94.8%
Secondary admissions across Islington (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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