Robert Blair School and Children's CentreSacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Robert Blair School and Children's Centre scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Robert Blair School and Children's Centre was judged Good and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 44.0% for Robert Blair School and Children's Centre and 63.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Robert Blair School and Children's Centre (68.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre versus Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonRobert Blair School and Children's CentreLondonSacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking28th of 39 in Islington 22nd of 39 in Islington Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range0-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll214 434
Capacity251 482
LocationLondon, N7 9QJ London, N7 8JN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census219 454
Free school meals (ever 6)45.9% 55.5%
English as an additional language34.2% 50.9%
SEN support16.4% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 6.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.2% 16.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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