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New River College Primary

Special / other · London · N1 0HN

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 21 June 2023

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At a glance

2 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
50% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
40% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
60% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.newrivercollege.co.uk/nrc-primary/welcome-primary
URN
100388

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 2 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 50% (Islington 7%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 50% (Islington 21%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
2.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

11.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 59 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £83,441; 57.1% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher67.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work61.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health61.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier34.4%62.3%
Social housing26.4%17.1%
Privately rented39.2%20.5%
Detached houses0.9%22.9%
Flats74.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van66.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002696 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£715,0001,120 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£521,500–£1,167,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (8)£1,774,000
Semi-detached (16)£2,332,500
Terraced (222)£1,800,000
Flat (874)£620,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
25an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
143an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
32an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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