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Hanover Primary School

URN
100407
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Hanover Primary School
URN
100407
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

69 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

57

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#20 of 33 schools in Islington

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Hanover Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Hanover Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 September 2024
Inspection date
9 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
18 September 20249 July 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 September 2024
6 July 202330 March 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 6 July 2023
  • Good

    Published
    18 September 2024
    Inspected
    9 July 2024
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report
  • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Published
    6 July 2023
    Inspected
    30 March 2023
    Type
    -
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

40

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

93

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

38

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.33×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

40.9%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 26

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Islington
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Islington)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.hanover.islington.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

78.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

N1 8BD - Noel Road, Islington, London

Contact details

Address
Noel Road, Islington, London
Postcode
N1 8BD
Phone
2076898949
Website
www.hanover.islington.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Islington
Local authority code
206

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 140 schools in Islington.

Authority statistics

Total schools

140

Open schools

72

Closed schools

68

Primary schools

72

Secondary schools

15

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary72 (52.6%)
  • Secondary15 (10.9%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other50 (36.5%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit281 mNot applicableClosed
Colebrooke School281 mNot applicableClosed
The ArtsXchange315 mNot applicableOpen
Tech City College317 m16 plusClosed
New Directions322 mNot applicableClosed
Richard Cloudesley School345 mNot applicableOpen
Islington Green School370 mSecondaryClosed
City of London Academy Islington370 mSecondaryOpen
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School395 mPrimaryOpen
Moreland Primary School508 mPrimaryOpen
  • Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit
    Distance
    281 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Colebrooke School
    Distance
    281 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The ArtsXchange
    Distance
    315 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Tech City College
    Distance
    317 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • New Directions
    Distance
    322 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Richard Cloudesley School
    Distance
    345 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Islington Green School
    Distance
    370 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • City of London Academy Islington
    Distance
    370 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    395 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Moreland Primary School
    Distance
    508 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Islington)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Ambler Primary School and Children's CentrePrimaryN4 2DROpen
Angel Primary SchoolPrimaryN1 0EHClosed
Ashmount Infant SchoolPrimaryN19 3BHClosed
Ashmount Primary SchoolPrimaryN8 9EGOpen
Blessed Sacrament RC Primary SchoolPrimaryN1 0UFClosed
  • Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N4 2DR
    Status
    Open
  • Angel Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N1 0EH
    Status
    Closed
  • Ashmount Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N19 3BH
    Status
    Closed
  • Ashmount Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N8 9EG
    Status
    Open
  • Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N1 0UF
    Status
    Closed

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.