Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

Robert Blair School and Children’s Centre has maintained its effective performance since its previous inspection, with a strong emphasis on creating a supportive and safe environment for pupils. The school is commended for its ambitious curriculum tailored to meet the needs of its diverse student body, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils exhibit positive behavior and engagement in their learning, benefiting from a range of extracurricular opportunities that enhance their development and reinforce the idea that learning extends beyond the classroom.

Strengths

• A diverse and supportive school community where pupils feel safe and listened to.
• High expectations and an ambitious curriculum tailored to individual needs.
• Effective early reading instruction with strong phonics support.
• Clear behavior expectations leading to positive pupil behavior.
• Strong extracurricular program that enhances learning experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment methods in some foundation subjects are underdeveloped.

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 Robert Blair School and Children's Centre attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.2% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 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 Robert Blair School and Children's Centre had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 46.7% 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, 24.3% of pupils at Robert Blair School and Children's Centre were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% 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 Robert Blair School and Children's Centre received £13,376 and spent £13,410 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £160,000 (-£813 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 Robert Blair School and Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Robert Blair School and Children's Centre is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Robert Blair School and Children's Centre last inspected by Ofsted?

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Robert Blair School and Children's Centre have?

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Robert Blair School and Children's Centre cover?

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre for pupils aged 0 to 11.

What are Robert Blair School and Children's Centre's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Robert Blair School and Children's Centre?

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre is at Brewery Road, Islington, London, N7 9QJ.