Community school · Camden

Christopher Hatton Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130342URN

38 Laystall Street, London, EC1R 4PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

0.9 above Camden median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Camden

111 applications for 30 places · 10th of 36 in Camden

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 30 June 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

30 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
23 February 2022
Graded inspection: 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

3.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Camden median (2.8) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 30 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 3.7; Camden median median 2.8
2025 3.1; Camden median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Camden median median 2.9
2023 3.6; Camden median median 2.9
2022 3.7; Camden median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Camden median median 3.0
2020 4.3; Camden median median 3.3
2019 4.0; Camden median median 3.4
2018 4.2; Camden median median 3.4
2017 3.9; Camden median median 3.2
2016 4.5; Camden median median 3.5
2015 4.8; Camden median median 4.1
2014 4.6; Camden median median 3.9

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	111	3.7	45	1.50
Sep 2025	30	94	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2024	30	83	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	107	3.6	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	112	3.7	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2020	29	124	4.3	51	1.76
Sep 2019	30	119	4.0	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	127	4.2	38	1.27
Sep 2017	29	113	3.9	45	1.55
Sep 2016	30	136	4.5	54	1.80
Sep 2015	30	143	4.8	39	1.30
Sep 2014	29	133	4.6	62	2.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%12th of 38 in Camden

Camden 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Camden 87% England 78%

Higher standard67%

Camden 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Camden 81% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Camden 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Camden 86% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Camden 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	81%	19%	110	106
2023/24	90%	14%	110	109
2022/23	88%	12%	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

Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Camden

Remains Good · improving2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Good2023

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Argyle Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

Good2022

2.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Moreland Primary School
1.1 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130342 · 202/2842
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 42.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1996
Address: 38 Laystall Street, London, EC1R 4PQ
Local authority: Camden

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources