Voluntary aided school · Camden

St Paul's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100046URN

Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, London, NW3 3DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.5 above Camden median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Camden

99 applications for 30 places · 13th of 36 in Camden

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Camden median (2.8) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Camden median median 2.8
2025 3.5; Camden median median 3.1
2024 3.4; Camden median median 2.9
2023 3.4; Camden median median 2.9
2022 3.2; Camden median median 2.7
2021 3.3; Camden median median 3.0
2020 5.1; Camden median median 3.3
2019 4.3; Camden median median 3.4
2018 5.3; Camden median median 3.4
2017 4.2; Camden median median 3.2
2016 5.0; Camden median median 3.5
2015 4.7; Camden median median 4.1
2014 4.2; 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	99	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	106	3.5	32	1.07
Sep 2024	29	98	3.4	27	0.93
Sep 2023	30	102	3.4	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	99	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	153	5.1	48	1.60
Sep 2019	30	129	4.3	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	160	5.3	46	1.53
Sep 2017	29	123	4.2	35	1.21
Sep 2016	30	151	5.0	48	1.60
Sep 2015	30	142	4.7	51	1.70
Sep 2014	30	126	4.2	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%3rd of 38 in Camden

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Camden 87% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Camden 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Camden 81% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Camden 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

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	90%	7%	106	109
2023/24	77%	0%	105	105
2022/23	74%	11%	107	106

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill School
0.8 km · Camden

Good2023

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St John's Wood Primary School
1.1 km · Westminster

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rhyl Community Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3
1.2 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Rosary Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Camden

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1
1.2 km · Camden

2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Fleet Primary School
1.3 km · Camden

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hawley Primary School
1.4 km · Camden

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 41%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100046 · 202/3568
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 38.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, London, NW3 3DS
Local authority: Camden

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