St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School is a primary school in Islington, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 206 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Islington and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 58% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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
In a straight line- Yerbury Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Hargrave Park SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- The Bridge KeystoneSpecial. Good (overall), February 2022640 m
- City of London Academy, Highgate HillSecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)650 m
- Acland Burghley SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 55.2 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Brookfield Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Islington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).