Pakeman Primary School
Hornsey Road, London, N7 6DU
338 pupils · 97% of 349 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Islington
- Free school meals
- 61.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 14 July 2026. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 39 | 84 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 30 | 84 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 35 | 95 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 33 | 87 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 31 | 99 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 34 | 97 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 26 | 103 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 35 | 121 | 45 |
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
- Grafton Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pooles Park Primary School 0.7 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 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 12 October 2026. Report incorrect data.