Fowler Road, Islington, London N1 2EP
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Islington
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St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Islington has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Islington and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Islington is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Islington has one class per year, and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Islington ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Islington curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects such as the termly ‘Creative Curriculum Day’. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Islington
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Islington
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and a band. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
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