# St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School is a primary school in Islington, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 206 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E100440. [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 206
- Council: Islington
- URN: 100440

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Islington and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Gillespie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillespie-primary-school-e100405): 210 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joan of Arc RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joan-of-arc-rc-primary-school-e100449): 320 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ambler-primary-school-and-childrens-centre-e100397): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highbury Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-fields-school-e100455): 600 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The London Screen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-london-screen-academy-e146031): 620 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Parkwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkwood-primary-school-e100259): 770 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/100440)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100440)

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