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North Islington Nursery School

Nursery · ages 0-5MixedLocal authority nursery school98 pupilsNurseryLondonIslington
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, January 2023
Pupils from low-income families12%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher29.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll98Census January 2026

North Islington Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 0 to 5. It has 98 pupils. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

110-112 Tollington Park, London, N4 3RB020 7527 4844northislingtonnursery.co.ukMrs Sally Franklin headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 12 January 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 roll98Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families17%12% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English22%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls50 / 48
White British pupils32%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll9810810811011389
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17%12%17%18%13%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language22%15%21%25%27%27%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.8full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher29.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£66,363
Teachers who left in the year36%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£18,537England £7,738. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£20,808England £7,697. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,549England £3,480
Money in reserve3%Not much put by: £53k, £615 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£195kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£18,537spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,65712 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate172 per 1,000 people89% higher than the England average
Typical house price£665,000Islington
Nearest bus stop300 mTollington Park, 15 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
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic120 m240No overall grade 202512Compare
Arts and Media School IslingtonFoundation180 m577Good 202322Compare
Pooles Park Primary SchoolAcademy200 m184Inadequate 20220Compare
Stroud Green Primary SchoolCouncil520 m477Good 202284Compare
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England580 m231Not inspected72Compare
Duncombe Primary SchoolCouncil710 m378Good 202381Compare
Pakeman Primary SchoolCouncil870 m338Report card 202630Compare
Grafton Primary SchoolCouncil920 m435Good 202366Compare
All schools in IslingtonAll schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is North Islington Nursery School a good school?

North Islington Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2023.

What is North Islington Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated North Islington Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 12 January 2023.

How many pupils does North Islington Nursery School have?

98 pupils aged 0 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

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

Contact and details

Address
110-112 Tollington Park, London, N4 3RB
Telephone
020 7527 4844
Website
www.northislingtonnursery.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Sally Franklin
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 0-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Islington
Ward
Tollington
Constituency
Islington North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100386 · LAESTAB 2061047
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from