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Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Islip Street, London NW5 2TU · kentishtown.camden.sch.uk · 020 7485 1279
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Camden 73%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.96 mi
- 1.55 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Camden Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 224
- 95% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Camden
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 44.2%
- 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 0.96 mi (1.55 km) from the school. Source: Camden Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 88% 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 | 24 | 25 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 18 | 0.7 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 33 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 29 | 1.1▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.96 mi1.55 km | |
The furthest child offered a place on the offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kentish Town Church of England Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 107
- 46% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (26%) with SEND