Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #31 in Camden public Top 39% UK

Gospel Oak Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr John Hayes

location_onLondon, NW3 2JB

language Visit Website phone 2074857435

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

452

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Gospel Oak Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gospel Oak Primary School is a community school in London, Camden, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 424 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 38 primaries in Camden and #4,382 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 73%

Reading75% LA 83%

Writing74% LA 78%

Maths79% LA 81%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading84% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading77% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 77% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 1.8

-0.6 to 2.6

1.6

Write

LA 2.3

0.1 to 3.2

2.5

Maths

LA 1.5

1.0 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 71%England 65%

Reading95% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths98% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA 2.5

2.4 to 5.6

1.2

Write

LA 1.7

-0.3 to 2.7

3.0

Maths

LA 2.2

1.7 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 72%

Reading77% LA 81%

Writing90% LA 81%

Maths93% LA 82%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 1.7

-0.7 to 2.3

1.4

Write

LA 1.1

-0.1 to 2.9

1.8

Maths

LA 1.6

0.4 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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27 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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25 June 2013

Inspection Report

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15 June 2011

Inspection Report

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14 July 2008

Inspection Report

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20 November 2006

Inspection Report

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10 January 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-27

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-06-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 424 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	424	7	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	447	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	438	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	459	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	470	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	468	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	470	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 18 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils