Gillespie Primary School

Primary · Islington · N5 1LH · URN 100405

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2023-11-07Cohort 227

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 27

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 44 schools in Islington

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
89%
Islington 65.7%England 61%
23.3 percentage points above the area average of 65.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
26%
Islington 12.7%England 8%
13.3 percentage points above the area average of 12.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
112
Islington 106.75England 105
5.3 above the area average of 106.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
111
Islington 105.83England 105
5.2 above the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Islington 106.73England 105
3.3 above the area average of 106.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
56%
Islington 34.8%England 32%
21.2 percentage points above the area average of 34.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
89%
Islington 78.4%
10.6 percentage points above the area average of 78.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
93%
Islington 73.9%
19.2 percentage points above the area average of 73.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
96%
Islington 76%
20 percentage points above the area average of 76
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
27
Islington 37
10 below the area average of 37
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Islington	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	89% Islington 65.7%England 61%	23.3 percentage points above the area average of 65.7	28 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	26% Islington 12.7%England 8%	13.3 percentage points above the area average of 12.7	18 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	112 Islington 106.75England 105	5.3 above the area average of 106.8	7 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	111 Islington 105.83England 105	5.2 above the area average of 105.8	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Islington 106.73England 105	3.3 above the area average of 106.7	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	56% Islington 34.8%England 32%	21.2 percentage points above the area average of 34.8	24 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	89% Islington 78.4%	10.6 percentage points above the area average of 78.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	93% Islington 73.9%	19.2 percentage points above the area average of 73.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	96% Islington 76%	20 percentage points above the area average of 76	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	27 Islington 37	10 below the area average of 37	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Islington · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 40.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 14.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 15.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 56% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 26% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 89% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Gillespie Primary School Outstanding at its inspection on 07/11/2023.
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