St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school London, Islington·N5 2UX
Composite score
68.3
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#2,016
National rank
#516
In London
#13
In Islington
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
93%
41 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.68
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
181
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.42 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 679 m
Applications from another council area
16%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.30
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9020220.8020231.0220240.9820250.682026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
433
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
47.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,804
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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St Joan of Arc RC Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Islington, St Joan of Arc RC Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 433 pupils aged 3 to 11. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 93% of the families who made St Joan of Arc RC Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.42 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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