Duncombe Primary School
Sussex Way, London, N19 4JA
378 pupils · 79% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Islington
- Free school meals
- 71.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 February 2023, published 16 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.44 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 26 | 84 | 32 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 32 | 91 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 30 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 21 | 83 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 44 | 111 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 38 | 99 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 45 | 121 | 51 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 38 | 107 | 41 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ashmount Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Yerbury Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Pooles Park Primary School 0.8 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.