Woodberry Down Community Primary School
Woodberry Grove, Finsbury Park, London, N4 1SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Nicole Reid (Executive Headteacher)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- New Wave Federation
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 726
- Pupils on roll
- 661
- URN
- 100248
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088005758
About this school
Woodberry Down Community Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 661 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 89 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 73% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 72% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodberry Down Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 667 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 691 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodberry Down Community Primary School compares
Woodberry Down Community Primary School ranked 33rd of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.8% | 58% | 661 | — |
| Holmleigh Primary School | 52% | 5% | 41.1% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| St Ann's CE Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 46.6% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| South Harringay Junior School | 78% | 3.5% | 17% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.97%
- English as an additional language
- 62.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 16.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmleigh Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Ann's CE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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South Harringay Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Woodberry Down Community Primary School ranks 502nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodberry Down Community Primary School teach?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Woodberry Down Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Woodberry Down Community Primary School is Ms Nicole Reid (Executive Headteacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodberry Down Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodberry Down Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Woodberry Down Community Primary School?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School has 661 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodberry Down Community Primary School full?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School has capacity for 726 pupils and 661 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodberry Down Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodberry Down Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodberry Down Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodberry Down Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodberry Down Community Primary School?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School is part of the New Wave Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodberry Down Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodberry Down Community Primary School rank locally?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School ranked 33rd of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodberry Down Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodberry Down Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodberry Down Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.