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The New North Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Islington
  • N1 8SJ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,838 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 99%99%2016/17: top 30%30% · 2016/172017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · London 72%1/10 Well below London
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%1/10 Well below London−20.2 pts
Reading score102 · London 1071/10 Well below London
Maths score99 · London 1071/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 16% · 44 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 39 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 60% · 42 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 55% · 47 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 58% · 33 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 34% · 32 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 47% · 30 pupils · London 72%72%16%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 44 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 3% · 39 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 5% · 42 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 9% · 47 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 3% · 33 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 0% · 32 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · London 12%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 44 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 39 pupils · London 1052017/18: 104 · 42 pupils · London 1062018/19: 101 · 47 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 33 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 32 pupils · London 1072024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · London 10710597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 44 pupils · London 1042016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · London 1062017/18: 101 · 42 pupils · London 1062018/19: 101 · 47 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 33 pupils · London 1062023/24: 98 · 32 pupils · London 1062024/25: 99 · 30 pupils · London 10710398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd91
3rd50

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2021

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Good
  4. 2021Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Oct 2021

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy at this caring and inclusive school.”
  • “They like the friendly atmosphere.”
  • “From a young age, they are taught about their rights and responsibilities.”

To improve

  • “Links with future and previous knowledge are not clearly identified and prioritised.”
  • “However, it is clear from leaders’ actions that they are making the necessary improvements to the curriculum.”
  • “This includes designing new curriculum plans and training staff in how to use them.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026116
Free school meals (past 6 years)76.9%
First language not English56.8%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan9.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils23.9%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.3%

36.8% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.9
Pupils per adult6.6
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 0

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 17.6 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£13,199
Spend per pupil£12,759
Staff spend per pupil£9,506
Reserve per pupil£6
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • +£73,000in-year balance

Grants £12,771 · self-generated £428 · premises £729 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £929,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it