Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

IslingtonCommunity school

Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DR

Headteacher: Mrs Sandeep McNichollSchool website ↗Pupils: 525 (capacity: 508)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
65% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
65%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 80%·Maths 87%All three 78%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding68%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
82
How many got their first choice?
53of 82 (64.6%)
How many applied in total?
269

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
37.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
43.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
259 girls, 266 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 90% (2017/18), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1674.0%4.0%+0.1+2.7+1.2
2016/1777.0%10.0%+2.2+1.9+5.5
2017/1890.0%7.0%+3.9+1.8+1.6
2018/1980.0%23.0%+5.8+2.3+4.4
2022/2380.0%12.0%+1.6-1.8+3.5
2023/2480.0%10.0%---
2024/2578.0%13.0%---