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Abacus Belsize Primary School

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

personMs Melissa Chandler

corporate_fareANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onLondon, N1C 4PF

language Visit Website phone 2073878018

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

153

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Abacus Belsize Primary School is a Free schools primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Abacus Belsize Primary School is a free schools in London, Camden, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 158 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 32% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 38 primaries in Camden and #1,380 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 73%

Reading95% LA 83%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths84% LA 81%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading89% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing100% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading100% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 77% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.7

Read

LA 1.8

1.6 to 9.9

8.4

Write

LA 2.3

4.5 to 12.4

6.6

Maths

LA 1.5

2.7 to 10.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 71%England 65%

Reading-% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 2.5

Write

LA 1.7

Maths

LA 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 72%

Reading-% LA 81%

Writing-% LA 81%

Maths-% LA 82%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.7

Write

LA 1.1

Maths

LA 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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12 May 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2025-06-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-05-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 158 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	146	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	171	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	102	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 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils