Pakeman Primary School

Pakeman Primary School is a kind, caring and inclusive school that is performing as it should overall. Safeguarding is met. Pupils feel safe and supported, behave well and generally achieve well by the end of key stage 2; attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is close to national averages, and disadvantaged pupils achieve well, including above-average outcomes in mathematics. The school serves a community with well-above-average free school meals eligibility and above-average EHC plans, and leaders work effectively to remove barriers for pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged. Its main strengths lie in early years, reading and language development, personal development, pastoral care, and work with families and external agencies. Attendance has been a historic weakness but is improving because of better monitoring and support. The main concerns are that leaders do not always evaluate provision precisely enough, the wider curriculum does not consistently build depth of knowledge, and teaching and checks on understanding are not always consistent. Attendance and persistent absence remain above national averages, although leaders have appropriate next steps to continue improving.

Strengths

• Inclusive culture with effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils generally achieve well, with attainment close to national averages
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve well, including above-average mathematics outcomes
• Calm and purposeful behaviour, with bullying dealt with effectively
• Well-planned early years curriculum and strong early reading and language teaching
• Highly effective pastoral care and mental health support
• Broad personal development, enrichment, clubs, trips and leadership opportunities
• Strong parent and carer engagement and positive relationships
• Attendance is improving through effective monitoring and family support
• Staff feel proud and supported, and governors provide appropriate challenge

Areas for Improvement

• Persistent absence and overall absence remain above national averages, though improving
• Leaders' evaluation of provision sometimes lacks precision, weakening prioritisation
• The wider curriculum is less developed, so some pupils miss opportunities to deepen knowledge
• Teaching and checks on understanding are not consistently effective at securing or extending knowledge
• Some improvement work is less developed because evaluation of impact is not sharp enough

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Pakeman Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Pakeman Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Pakeman Primary School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Pakeman Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Pakeman Primary School received £11,122 and spent £11,288 for each of its 317 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £140,000 (-£443 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Pakeman Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pakeman Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Pakeman Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pakeman Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Pakeman Primary School have?

Pakeman Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pakeman Primary School cover?

Pakeman Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Pakeman Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pakeman Primary School?

Pakeman Primary School is at Hornsey Road, London, N7 6DU.