SCHOOL PROFILE

St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100438
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 259 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
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 204 197 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 107 52.5% of pupils
Male pupils 97 47.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

73.5%
48.7 pts above England
School 73.5%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.1%
26.8 pts above England
School 47.1%
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
39.2%
80
African
20.6%
42
Any other Mixed background
14.2%
29
Any other ethnic group
8.3%
17
Any other White background
4.4%
9
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
7
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 48.0% 98 of 204 pupils
27.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 48.0%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 38.2% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 23.5 pts above
EHC plans 9.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 28
No specialist assessment yet 22
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

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

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

38.0%

34.0 pts below England

School 38.0%
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

7.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.70 pts higher than England
School 7.92%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.93 pts higher than England
School 24.74%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

78.8% 9.4 pts below England
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
78.8%
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