Gillespie Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Gillespie Road
London
N5 1LH
Phone 02072266840
Reference Number 100405

General Makeup

Number of pupils 219
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.32%
Girls: 50.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 39.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 14 29
2 13 17 30
3 14 15 29
4 17 13 30
5 15 15 30
6 10 18 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 36.5%
White, Other 25.1%
Mixed, Other 15.1%
White & Asian 5%
African 4.6%
Indian 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-12-14
Date Description Report
2023-11-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-01-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-04-18 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 110 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.3 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 3.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 63 0
Third Preference 51 0
From another Local Authority 70 5

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