Pooles Park Primary School
Academy sponsor led in London, Islington.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 184 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 49.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BRIDGE MAT LTD |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Address | Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3NW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 02076191000 |
| URN | 150522 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 9 November 2022, published 6 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Pooles Park Primary School, URN 131741).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Stroud Green Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Mark's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Pakeman Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Grafton Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Duncombe Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Parkwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
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