Community school · Camden

Brecknock Primary School

2–11Ages
282Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100010URN

Cliff Villas, Camden, London, NW1 9AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Camden median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Camden

83 applications for 30 places · 21st of 36 in Camden

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Camden median (2.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.8; Camden median median 2.8
2025 2.7; Camden median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Camden median median 2.9
2023 2.5; Camden median median 2.9
2022 2.7; Camden median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Camden median median 3.0
2020 2.0; Camden median median 3.3
2019 2.0; Camden median median 3.4
2018 2.2; Camden median median 3.4
2017 3.1; Camden median median 3.2
2016 2.7; Camden median median 3.5
2015 2.5; Camden median median 4.1
2014 2.3; Camden median median 3.9

More applications per place than the Camden median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Camden median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	83	2.8	24	0.80
Sep 2025	30	80	2.7	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	83	2.8	23	0.77
Sep 2023	34	84	2.5	24	0.71
Sep 2022	37	98	2.7	28	0.76
Sep 2021	40	82	2.1	25	0.63
Sep 2020	41	82	2.0	30	0.73
Sep 2019	59	115	2.0	47	0.80
Sep 2018	43	94	2.2	33	0.77
Sep 2017	28	88	3.1	24	0.86
Sep 2016	43	118	2.7	40	0.93
Sep 2015	60	147	2.5	46	0.77
Sep 2014	59	135	2.3	46	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 61% · Maths 70% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%36th of 38 in Camden

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Camden 87% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Camden 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Camden 81% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Camden 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Camden 86% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Camden 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Camden median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	6%	104	104
2023/24	69%	14%	110	107
2022/23	55%	2%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brecknock Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hungerford School
0.2 km · Islington

Good2022

4.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Torriano Primary School
0.4 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
0.5 km · Islington

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Tufnell Park Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Abacus Belsize Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100010 · 202/2065
Capacity: 303 pupils · 282 on roll
Free school meals: 69.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cliff Villas, Camden, London, NW1 9AL
Local authority: Camden

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources