Side by side
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre and North Islington Nursery School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre takes ages 2 to 5; North Islington Nursery School takes ages 0 to 5.
- Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre has 129 pupils; North Islington Nursery School has 98.
- The two schools are 2.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre | North Islington Nursery School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Local authority nursery school DfE register | State-funded: Local authority nursery school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 5 DfE register | 0 to 5 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 129 DfE register | 98 DfE register |
| Borough | Hackney DfE register | Islington DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 4 June 2024: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 12 January 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 20.3% DfE register | 12.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 61.7% school census 2024/25 | 14.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 26.1% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.8 DfE workforce census | 29.3 DfE workforce census |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
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