What did School Atlas judge Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Pakeman Primary School?

Pakeman Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.

What ages does Pakeman Primary School take?

Pakeman Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Pakeman Primary School located?

Pakeman Primary School is located in London, N7 6DU, Islington.

How do I apply to Pakeman Primary School?

Pakeman Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Pakeman Primary School?

When Pakeman Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked after children — Children who are in the care of a local authority in England and children who have been adopted or made subject to a child-arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked-after, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. This criterion will apply to applicants with a sibling living at the same address who is on the roll of the preferred school (Years 7 to 11 for secondary / Reception Class to Year 6 for primary), or co-located Special School, at the time of application; 3. Exceptional Social, Medical or Special Educational Needs — The Director of Children's Services, on an individual basis, may give priority to applicants who can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary on the grounds of professionally supported exceptional medical, social or special educational needs. Parents/carers must supply details of any such special factors at the time of the original application (together with recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be considered, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for over-subscription criteria 1-3. In the event of more applications than places available within any criterion, the tiebreaker will be distance. If only one place is available and two or more families live an equal distance from the school or tie within any of the other criteria, then the allocation of that place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.

What is the largest ethnic background at Pakeman Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.5% of pupils at Pakeman Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Pakeman Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How places are decided at Pakeman Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked after children — Children who are in the care of a local authority in England and children who have been adopted or made subject to a child-arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked-after, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England.
2Sibling — A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. This criterion will apply to applicants with a sibling living at the same address who is on the roll of the preferred school (Years 7 to 11 for secondary / Reception Class to Year 6 for primary), or co-located Special School, at the time of application.
3Exceptional Social, Medical or Special Educational Needs — The Director of Children's Services, on an individual basis, may give priority to applicants who can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary on the grounds of professionally supported exceptional medical, social or special educational needs. Parents/carers must supply details of any such special factors at the time of the original application (together with recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be considered.
4Distance — Applicants who live nearest to the preferred school. Nearness to the school will be determined by a computerised mapping system using a straight-line distance measurement. Routes will be calculated from the home address (as defined by the Land and Property Gazetteer) to the midpoint of the school grounds (as determined by Islington Local Authority).

If two applications tie: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for over-subscription criteria 1-3. In the event of more applications than places available within any criterion, the tiebreaker will be distance. If only one place is available and two or more families live an equal distance from the school or tie within any of the other criteria, then the allocation of that place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Islington's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Document covers both primary and secondary community schools in Islington with identical oversubscription criteria (apart from sibling year-group wording). Own admission authority (voluntary-aided, academy, foundation) schools set their own separate criteria and are not covered by this default list.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Pakeman Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Pakeman Primary School?: Pakeman Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.
What ages does Pakeman Primary School take?: Pakeman Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Pakeman Primary School located?: Pakeman Primary School is located in London, N7 6DU, Islington.
How do I apply to Pakeman Primary School?: Pakeman Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Pakeman Primary School?: When Pakeman Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked after children — Children who are in the care of a local authority in England and children who have been adopted or made subject to a child-arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked-after, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. This criterion will apply to applicants with a sibling living at the same address who is on the roll of the preferred school (Years 7 to 11 for secondary / Reception Class to Year 6 for primary), or co-located Special School, at the time of application; 3. Exceptional Social, Medical or Special Educational Needs — The Director of Children's Services, on an individual basis, may give priority to applicants who can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary on the grounds of professionally supported exceptional medical, social or special educational needs. Parents/carers must supply details of any such special factors at the time of the original application (together with recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be considered, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for over-subscription criteria 1-3. In the event of more applications than places available within any criterion, the tiebreaker will be distance. If only one place is available and two or more families live an equal distance from the school or tie within any of the other criteria, then the allocation of that place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Pakeman Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.5% of pupils at Pakeman Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Pakeman Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked after children — Children who are in the care of a local authority in England and children who have been adopted or made subject to a child-arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked-after, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England.
2Sibling — A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. This criterion will apply to applicants with a sibling living at the same address who is on the roll of the preferred school (Years 7 to 11 for secondary / Reception Class to Year 6 for primary), or co-located Special School, at the time of application.
3Exceptional Social, Medical or Special Educational Needs — The Director of Children's Services, on an individual basis, may give priority to applicants who can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary on the grounds of professionally supported exceptional medical, social or special educational needs. Parents/carers must supply details of any such special factors at the time of the original application (together with recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be considered.
4Distance — Applicants who live nearest to the preferred school. Nearness to the school will be determined by a computerised mapping system using a straight-line distance measurement. Routes will be calculated from the home address (as defined by the Land and Property Gazetteer) to the midpoint of the school grounds (as determined by Islington Local Authority).

Pakeman Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Pakeman Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Pakeman Primary School?: Pakeman Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.
What ages does Pakeman Primary School take?: Pakeman Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Pakeman Primary School located?: Pakeman Primary School is located in London, N7 6DU, Islington.
How do I apply to Pakeman Primary School?: Pakeman Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Pakeman Primary School?: When Pakeman Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked after children — Children who are in the care of a local authority in England and children who have been adopted or made subject to a child-arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked-after, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. This criterion will apply to applicants with a sibling living at the same address who is on the roll of the preferred school (Years 7 to 11 for secondary / Reception Class to Year 6 for primary), or co-located Special School, at the time of application; 3. Exceptional Social, Medical or Special Educational Needs — The Director of Children's Services, on an individual basis, may give priority to applicants who can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary on the grounds of professionally supported exceptional medical, social or special educational needs. Parents/carers must supply details of any such special factors at the time of the original application (together with recent supporting documentation), to enable these factors to be considered, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for over-subscription criteria 1-3. In the event of more applications than places available within any criterion, the tiebreaker will be distance. If only one place is available and two or more families live an equal distance from the school or tie within any of the other criteria, then the allocation of that place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Pakeman Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.5% of pupils at Pakeman Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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