Side by side
Pooles Park Primary School and St Mark's CofE Primary 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
- Pooles Park Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; St Mark's CofE Primary School takes ages 2 to 11.
- Pooles Park Primary School has 184 pupils; St Mark's CofE Primary School has 231.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Pooles Park Primary School | St Mark's CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 184 DfE register | 231 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Islington DfE register | Islington DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 18 first preferences for 20 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 29 first preferences for 30 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 9 November 2022: Inadequate at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 March 2025: Improved significantly Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 75% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 49.5% DfE register | 66.4% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 68% school census 2024/25 | 31.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 25.5% school census 2024/25 | 26.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.4 DfE workforce census | 19.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 9.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
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.