Pooles Park Primary School
Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Stephens
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Bridge MAT Ltd
- Constituency
- Islington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 150522
- Local authority
- Islington
- Telephone
- 02076191000
About this school
Pooles Park Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pooles 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Pooles Park Primary School (URN 131741).
How Pooles Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.2% | 58.7% | 184 | — |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 39% | 7.9% | 62.5% | 240 | 0.2 miles |
| Stroud Green Primary School | 81% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 477 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 60.5% | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| Pakeman Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 62.7% | 338 | 0.4 miles |
| Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | 78% | 4% | 34.1% | 515 | 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)
- 58.74%
- English as an additional language
- 68%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 35.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Stroud Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Mark's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Pakeman Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre0.5 miles
Primary · London
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- 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 ages does Pooles Park Primary School teach?
- Pooles Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Pooles Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pooles Park Primary School is Ms Jo Stephens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pooles Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pooles 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 Pooles Park Primary School?
- Pooles Park Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pooles Park Primary School full?
- Pooles Park Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 184 on roll (77%), 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 Pooles Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pooles Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pooles Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pooles Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Pooles Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pooles Park Primary School is part of THE BRIDGE MAT LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Pooles Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Pooles Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census.
- Does Pooles Park Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Pooles Park Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.