Canonbury Primary School
Canonbury Road, London, N1 2UT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Patrick Mildren
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 131773
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072265020
About this school
Canonbury Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 52 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 91% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Canonbury 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 | 63% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Canonbury Primary School compares
Canonbury Primary School ranked 13th of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 | 78% | 5.9% | 50.6% | 441 | — |
| Laycock Primary School | 64% | 7.8% | 58.6% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| William Tyndale Primary School | 83% | 4% | 26.6% | 448 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 53% | 8.1% | 64.4% | 171 | 0.4 miles |
| The New North Academy | 47% | 7.2% | 76.9% | 116 | 0.4 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 41% | 446 | 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)
- 50.61%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 14.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Laycock Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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William Tyndale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Mary's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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The New North Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Thornhill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Canonbury Primary School ranks 324th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Canonbury Primary School teach?
- Canonbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Canonbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Canonbury Primary School is Mr Patrick Mildren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Canonbury Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canonbury 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 Canonbury Primary School?
- Canonbury Primary School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Canonbury Primary School full?
- Canonbury Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 441 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Canonbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Canonbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Canonbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Canonbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Canonbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Canonbury Primary School rank locally?
- Canonbury Primary School ranked 13th of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 Canonbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Canonbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Canonbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Canonbury 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 30 June 2026.