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Be Respectful The garden school in the heart of the city. Welcome to Pooles Park Primary School. ​We are a culturally diverse, inclusive primary school within the London Borough of Islington. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every child that joins us is secure and...

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Be Respectful The garden school in the heart of the city. Welcome to Pooles Park Primary School. ​We are a culturally diverse, inclusive primary school within the London Borough of Islington. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every child that joins us is secure and...

The garden school in the heart of the city.

Welcome to Pooles Park Primary School. ​We are a culturally diverse, inclusive primary school within the London Borough of Islington. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every child that joins us is secure and happy and enjoys learning and achieving while they are with us.

Our website provides practical information about the workings of the school as well as outlining our approach to teaching and nurturing children. At Pooles Park we aim to ensure that every child that joins us is secure and happy and enjoys learning and achieving while they are with us.

We value children of all skills and abilities and we provide an environment where they can fulfil their potential and grow into responsible, confident and active young people. We offer a rich and fulfilling teaching and learning environment in Finsbury Park. We have a national award winning garden where children learn about growing food and sustainability.

Please take your time to browse through the site and discover all we have to offer you and your children. The best way to see what we can offer your child is to visit. I would be delighted to talk to you in person. Please contact me on the email address below or by phoning the school.

Greg Crawford
Headteacher
admin@poolespark.islington.sch.uk

  • Admissions
    Admissions
    Information for prospective parents about nursery, reception and in-year admissions.
  • A city school
    A city school
    Pooles Park is proud of its unique place in the heart of the City. Find out how we celebrate this throughout our curriculum.
  • Our History
    Our History
    Pooles Park has a rich and varied history, dating back to 1876.
  • Working with Us
    Working with Us
    Explore our current vacancies for teaching and support staff.
  • Sustainability
    Sustainability
    At Pooles Park we raise awareness of biodiversity and sustainable practices to educate future generations
  • Enrichment
    Enrichment
    At Pooles Park we take part in a variety of enrichment projects across the school

Upcoming Events

You can filter and subscribe to our full calendar, which automatically synchronises with your own calendar application (e.g. Outlook, iCal etc.). Every time our calendar is updated, it adds the event to your own application without having to visit the website.

Latest News

Catch up with what’s been happening at the school recently with our latest news. You can visit the archive to see more news items, or visit your year group pages to see news specific to your child.

  • Read More
    26th June 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 29th June
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    19th June 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 22nd June
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    12th June 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 15th June
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    5th June 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 8th June
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    4th June 2020
    Where can I find the Home Learning?
    Back to School page and Home learning has moved!
  • Read More
    1st June 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 1st June
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    22nd May 2020
    Half Term Acts of Kindness
    What acts of kindness can you do?
  • Read More
    15th May 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 18th May
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    8th May 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 11th May
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    1st May 2020
    Home Learning for w/c 4th May
    Here is the most recent home learning, planned by our teachers.
  • Read More
    27th April 2020
    Home Learning
    Weekly home learning planned by our teachers, for your child to access at home.
  • Read More
    20th April 2020
    BBC Bitesize
    BBC Bitesize daily lessons are here!

Dear Parents

I hope you and your family are keeping well. I am writing to update you on what is happening at school and what may happen in the future.

Current Provision

We are following government guidance on which year groups attend. The children are organised into ‘bubbles’. This means they spend their whole time with the same teacher and the same group of children. The government recommends a bubble size of fifteen. We currently have three bubbles.

  • Nursery/Reception/Year 1 - 1 day per week
  • Year 6 - Two days per week
  • Key worker and other priority children - 5 days per week

The bubble for younger children is not full. Next week, we will be inviting Year 2 children whose parents have already indicated that they favour an early return to school.

It is not possible to get all the other year groups in while we are required to manage bubbles. The staff are looking at ways of possibly getting Year 5 in before the end of term. I will contact you to let you know if this is possible.

We will continue to produce home learning materials for the rest of the term. Please keep encouraging your child to do everything that is set. If you want extra resources, please do check on BBC Bitesize. New lessons are put up every single day.

September 2020

Most commentators suggest that part-time education will continue next term. I take a more optimistic view and believe that all children will be able to return in September. The number of people being affected by the coronavirus is falling significantly and I hope that the government will be in a position to allow the normal opening of schools. I will update you as soon as we receive advice.

Parents and Email

Prior to the lockdown, many parents indicated that they did not use email. Since then, many of you have started using email to get food vouchers and for other reasons. Those of you applying for Nursery places have to use email to communicate with Islington Council. Next term the school will start to use email as a key means of communication. This will be in addition to texts which will continue to be used for short messages. The school office will be contacting parents before the end of term, to collect your email addresses. If anyone would like assistance in creating an email address, please contact the school office.

Greg Crawford
Headteacher