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New River College Primary

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-11MixedPupil referral unit2 pupils Free breakfast clubLondonIslington
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, June 2023
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Pupils per teacher2.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll2Census January 2026

New River College Primary is a pupil referral unit in London for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 2 pupils. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Cloudesley Square, London, N1 0HN020 7504 0534newrivercollege.co.uk/nrc-primary/welcome-primaryMr Nigel Smith deputy headteacher, nrc primaryAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 21 June 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Islington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll2Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families50%50% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English50%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support100%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)100%£3,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls2 / 0
White British pupils0%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll21017161716
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals50%100%77%81%94%94%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language50%20%24%19%12%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–40%53%50%29%31%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–60%47%50%71%63%

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers4.6full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher2.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£83,441
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.62024/25

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,46512 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate283 per 1,000 people211% higher than the England average
Typical house price£665,000Islington
Nearest bus stop240 mTheberton Street / Gibson Sq, 24 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Bridge Integrated Learning SpaceFree school40 m32Outstanding 2023–Compare
Thornhill Primary SchoolCouncil340 m446Good 202289Compare
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England390 m165No overall grade 202518Compare
Vittoria Primary SchoolCouncil400 m220Good 202134Compare
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic550 m204Good 202415Compare
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolCouncil600 m888No overall grade 202584Compare
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England640 m171Good 202314Compare
The Gower SchoolIndependent720 m266Not inspected–Compare
All schools in IslingtonAll schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is New River College Primary a good school?

New River College Primary doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.

What is New River College Primary's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated New River College Primary good at its last full inspection on 21 June 2023.

How many pupils does New River College Primary have?

2 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does New River College Primary have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cloudesley Square, London, N1 0HN
Telephone
020 7504 0534
Website
www.newrivercollege.co.uk/nrc-primary/welcome-primary
Deputy Headteacher, NRC Primary
Mr Nigel Smith
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Islington
Ward
Barnsbury
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100388 · LAESTAB 2061101 · UKPRN 10077051
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from