Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road, London, N5 1PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Annabelle Kapoor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 311
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 100402
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076074142
About this school
Drayton Park Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 277 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Drayton Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 91% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 94% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 97% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 91% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Drayton Park 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 | Islington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 281 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drayton Park Primary School compares
Drayton Park Primary School ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 5% | 34% | 277 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 63% | 6% | 55.5% | 434 | 0.3 miles |
| Laycock Primary School | 64% | 7.8% | 58.6% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 35.1% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Canonbury Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 50.6% | 441 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joan of Arc RC Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 31.5% | 427 | 0.5 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)
- 34.03%
- English as an additional language
- 40.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 13.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Laycock Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Canonbury Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Drayton Park Primary School ranks 158th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Drayton Park Primary School teach?
- Drayton Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Drayton Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Drayton Park Primary School is Miss Annabelle Kapoor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Drayton Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drayton Park 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 many pupils are at Drayton Park Primary School?
- Drayton Park Primary School has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Drayton Park Primary School full?
- Drayton Park Primary School has capacity for 311 pupils and 277 on roll (89%), 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 Drayton Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Drayton Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drayton Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Drayton Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Drayton Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drayton Park Primary School compare with other schools in Islington?
- Drayton Park Primary School ranked 7th of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drayton Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Drayton Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drayton Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drayton Park 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.