Primary school

St Luke's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Islington
  • EC1V 3SJ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,605 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 79%79%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 33%2022/23: top 25%25% · 2022/232023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM59% · London 72%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 74% · 31 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 59% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 59% · 29 pupils · London 72%74%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 17% · 30 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 19% · 31 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 14% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · London 12%19%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 31 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · London 10710699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · London 1072022/23: 108 · 31 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · London 107108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 50.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd70
3rd120

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2023

Strengths

  • “St Luke’s is a caring and welcoming school where pupils are happy and safe.”
  • “Leaders and staff know their pupils well.”
  • “Pupils are confident to talk to any adult in school if they have any worries.”

To improve

  • “Occasionally, teachers do not ensure that pupils have secured the knowledge necessary for them to understand new ideas.”
  • “This limits pupils’ deeper subject-specific understanding.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026208
Free school meals (past 6 years)59.5%
First language not English42.8%
SEN support23.1%
EHC plan6.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils18.8%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

86.3% full · 241 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 22.4 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,674
Spend per pupil£11,581
Staff spend per pupil£8,315
Reserve per pupil£125
  • +£25,796revenue reserve
  • +£19,107in-year balance

Grants £10,202 · self-generated £1,472 · premises £775 per pupil