St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
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Key Information
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What This School Does Well
St John's is an outstanding school where children thrive academically and personally. Your child will benefit from consistently excellent teaching, strong support tailored to individual needs, and a warm, caring community where behaviour is exemplary and children feel extremely safe and happy.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve significantly above national average in English and mathematics at Key Stages 1 and 2
- Teaching is consistently outstanding with excellent relationships between teachers and pupils
- Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and are exceptionally motivated and eager to learn
- Strong focus on personal, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development underpins the school's success
- Well-trained support staff provide highly effective one-to-one tuition and small-group interventions
Areas for Improvement
- Improve consistency in the quality and quantity of marking and guidance provided for pupils across the curriculum to help them improve their work further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is maintained to the highest standards with outstanding work by staff and the governing body to keep pupils safe and secure, with regular high-quality risk assessments.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, school visits, school council, library helpers, sports activities, charity fundraising events
St John's Highbury Vale C of E Primary School is an outstanding school where the headteacher and school leaders have exceptionally high expectations, resulting in pupils achieving significantly above-average attainment in English and mathematics. Teaching is consistently outstanding, with pupils displaying exemplary behaviour and feeling extremely safe.
At a Glance
25.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 73%. Maths has declined from 89% to 81%. Writing has declined from 89% to 65%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
206 pupils
210 capacity
4 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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.82976%
Overall absence
9.34066%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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