Vittoria Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Vittoria Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders drive a clear and ambitious vision for developing pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make progress broadly in line with national averages."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Historically, attendance in the school has been an area needing improvement."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a curriculum that is logically sequenced."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children are supported to feel safe, secure and ready to learn from the moment they start at school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established systems to identify and assess the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's context, strengths, and areas for development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should evaluate the impact of interventions more precisely so that they can identify and embed the approaches that have the greatest effect on pupils' achievement and wellbeing"; "Leaders should ensure that agreed approaches to supporting pupils with SEND are implemented consistently across all classes"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen attendance and ensure that the small number of pupils who remain persistently absent receive effective support to attend regularly".

In its own words: "Our journey towards excellence is personal, yet the coordinates remain the same. Regardless of starting point or background, we support our pupils to achieve more than they ever believed possible. As a proud community school, we foster values of respect and resilience while giving our pupils the confidence to express themselves as individuals."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Vittoria Primary School. We are excited to embark on a collective journey towards excellence, where each individual's path is personal, yet our destination remains the same. Our shared commitment is to support our pupils in achieving more than they ever believed possible. As a proud community school, we hold dear the values of respect and resilience."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £13.50 per day.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Vittoria Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Islington and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Vittoria Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Vittoria Primary School are St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 57% maths); Winton Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 96% maths); Thornhill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); and St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 38% maths).

Vittoria Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

61.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Asian (22%) and other ethnic groups (12%).

In 2026, 24 pupils (10.9%) received SEN support and 23 (10.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Vittoria Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Angel Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Copenhagen Street Islington, 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Vittoria Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Vittoria Primary School are Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (0.2 miles), City of London Academy Islington (0.7 miles) and St Mary Magdalene Academy (0.8 miles).