SCHOOL PROFILE

Hargrave Park School

Primary Community school URN 100408
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 351 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Islington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 333 293 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 173 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 160 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.0%
27.2 pts above England
School 52.0%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.6%
25.3 pts above England
School 45.6%
Islington 36.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Islington 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
16.5%
55
Any other White background
15.0%
50
Any other ethnic group
15.0%
50
African
14.1%
47
Any other Mixed background
12.3%
41
White and Black Caribbean
6.0%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.3% 91 of 333 pupils
6.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.3%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.6% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts above
EHC plans 5.7% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 26
Speech, language & communication 25
Social, emotional & mental health 23
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Islington 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.02 pts higher than England
School 7.24%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.23 pts higher than England
School 23.05%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.65%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 1.65%
Islington 2.15%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.9% 6.7 pts above England
Hargrave Park School
94.9%
Islington
84.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information