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West Hampstead Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Dornfell Street, West Hampstead, London NW6 1QL · westhampstead.camden.sch.uk · 020 7435 8646
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Camden 73%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 9.69 mi
- 15.60 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Camden Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 424
- 95% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Camden
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 47.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 9.69 mi (15.60 km) from the school; in September 2024 it was 1.75 mi (2.82 km). Source: Camden Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 56 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 44 | 0.7 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 9.69 mi15.60 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.47 mi0.76 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.75 mi2.82 km | |
The furthest child offered a place on the offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Camden it was 73%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected West Hampstead Primary School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 101
- 25% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (18%) with SEND