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Gospel Oak Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mansfield Road, London NW3 2JB · gospeloak.camden.sch.uk · 020 7485 7435
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Camden 73%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.52 mi
- 0.84 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Camden Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 92% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Camden
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- First language not English
- 43%
- 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 0.52 mi (840 m) from the school; in September 2024 it was 0.86 mi (1.38 km). Source: Camden Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 96% 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 | 60 | 52 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 50 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
The furthest child offered a place on the offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Gospel Oak Primary School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Positive
- 92%
- Replies
- 122
- 29% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 18 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 17 parents (14%) with SEND