Community school · Camden

Eleanor Palmer Primary School

3–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100027URN

Lupton Street, Tufnell Park, London, NW5 2JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.3per place

3.5 above Camden median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Camden

189 applications for 30 places · 4th of 36 in Camden

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

6.3applications per place, Reception

3.5 above Camden median (2.8) 4.1 above England median (2.2)

189 applications · 30 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 6.3; Camden median median 2.8
2025 7.7; Camden median median 3.1
2024 6.2; Camden median median 2.9
2023 7.7; Camden median median 2.9
2022 6.4; Camden median median 2.7
2021 8.1; Camden median median 3.0
2020 7.2; Camden median median 3.3
2019 7.5; Camden median median 3.4
2018 9.0; Camden median median 3.4
2017 8.3; Camden median median 3.2
2016 8.4; Camden median median 3.5
2015 9.4; Camden median median 4.1
2014 9.7; Camden median median 3.9

More applications per place than the Camden median in 13 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	189	6.3	48	1.60
Sep 2025	29	224	7.7	71	2.45
Sep 2024	30	186	6.2	47	1.57
Sep 2023	29	224	7.7	69	2.38
Sep 2022	30	191	6.4	51	1.70
Sep 2021	29	236	8.1	62	2.14
Sep 2020	30	216	7.2	61	2.03
Sep 2019	30	224	7.5	56	1.87
Sep 2018	30	270	9.0	63	2.10
Sep 2017	29	241	8.3	59	2.03
Sep 2016	29	243	8.4	67	2.31
Sep 2015	30	283	9.4	73	2.43
Sep 2014	29	280	9.7	81	2.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%2nd of 38 in Camden

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Camden 87% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Camden 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Camden 81% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Camden 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Camden 86% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Camden 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	93%	28%	109	109
2023/24	83%	24%	108	109
2022/23	83%	27%	109	108

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

Eleanor Palmer Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

6.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tufnell Park Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Torriano Primary School
0.7 km · Camden

Remains Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Gospel Oak Primary School
0.9 km · Camden

2026

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Yerbury Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

2026

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100027 · 202/2841
Capacity: 236 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lupton Street, Tufnell Park, London, NW5 2JA
Local authority: Camden

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