Duncombe Primary School

State-Funded School

duncombe-primary-school-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington NorthConstituency

N19 4JAPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Duncombe Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 378 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

12%

Black

39%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

Pupils

378

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

68%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 378
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
7 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.