William Tyndale Primary School
Upper Street, London, N1 2GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WILLIAM TYNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Sophie Gavalda
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 137566
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072266803
About this school
William Tyndale Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 70% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 80% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 William Tyndale 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 | 78% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Tyndale Primary School compares
William Tyndale Primary School ranked 9th of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4% | 26.6% | 448 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 53% | 8.1% | 64.4% | 171 | 0.2 miles |
| Canonbury Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 50.6% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| Laycock Primary School | 64% | 7.8% | 58.6% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| The New North Academy | 47% | 7.2% | 76.9% | 116 | 0.3 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 41% | 446 | 0.4 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)
- 26.57%
- English as an additional language
- 46.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Canonbury Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Laycock Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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The New North Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Thornhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
William Tyndale Primary School ranks 198th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does William Tyndale Primary School teach?
- William Tyndale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of William Tyndale Primary School?
- The headteacher of William Tyndale Primary School is Ms Sophie Gavalda, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was William Tyndale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Tyndale 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 William Tyndale Primary School?
- William Tyndale Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is William Tyndale Primary School full?
- William Tyndale Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 448 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 William Tyndale Primary School a faith school?
- No. William Tyndale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does William Tyndale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records William Tyndale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs William Tyndale Primary School?
- William Tyndale Primary School is part of WILLIAM TYNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have William Tyndale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Tyndale Primary School rank locally?
- William Tyndale Primary School ranked 9th of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Tyndale Primary School's absence rate?
- William Tyndale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Tyndale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Tyndale 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 6 July 2026.