Gospel Oak Primary School

Camden · NW3 2JB

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 421 pupils, 37.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Gospel Oak Primary School

General Information

Address: Mansfield Road, London, NW3 2JB – View on map
Phone: 02074857435
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Owers
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 52 families put it first for 60 places – 9 for every 10 places. 96% of them were offered a place. 2 of the 60 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

421 pupils out of 459 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 154
% eligible for free school meals: 37.5%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Camden average)
English as an additional language: 43% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.9% a year (Camden 19.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 34% moved to another school, 66% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Camden: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Camden, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 23 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 19 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Outstanding (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Camden average (73%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 71% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 74% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 77%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 105
Based on: 57 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCamden averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points below the Camden average (73%).

Year 6 SATs: 31st of 38 junior and primary schools in the area

=27Kentish Town Church of England Primary School70%
#30St Patrick's Catholic Primary School69%
#31Gospel Oak Primary School68%
=32Rhyl Community Primary School67%
=32St Alban's Church of England Primary School67%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Luke's Church of England School100%
#2Eleanor Palmer Primary School93%
#3St Paul's Church of England Primary School90%
=4Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead88%
=4Kingsgate Primary School88%
#6Emmanuel Church of England Primary School87%
=7Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School85%
=7Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW385%
#9Abacus Belsize Primary School84%
#10New End Primary School83%
#11St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School82%
=12Argyle Primary School81%
=12Christopher Hatton Primary School81%
=12Fitzjohn's Primary School81%
=12St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School81%
=12St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School81%
=12Torriano Primary School81%
#18Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW179%
#19Richard Cobden Primary School78%
#20St Josephs Catholic Primary School77%
#21Primrose Hill School76%
=22Edith Neville Primary School75%
=22West Hampstead Primary School75%
#24Netley Primary School74%
#25Rosary Catholic Primary School73%
#26St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School71%
=27Christ Church School70%
=27Fleet Primary School70%
=27Kentish Town Church of England Primary School70%
#30St Patrick's Catholic Primary School69%
#31Gospel Oak Primary School68%
=32Rhyl Community Primary School67%
=32St Alban's Church of England Primary School67%
#34Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School61%
#35Kings Cross Academy52%
#36Brecknock Primary School48%
#37Brookfield Primary School47%
#38Hawley Primary School41%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £10,710 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

21st of 38 primary schools in Camden for spending per pupil

#19Christopher Hatton Primary School£10,758
#20Kings Cross Academy£10,734
#21Gospel Oak Primary School£10,710
#22Fleet Primary School£10,449
#23Emmanuel Church of England Primary School£10,425

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Alban's Church of England Primary School£20,055
#2Netley Primary School£15,903
#3St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£13,938
#4Rhyl Community Primary School£13,914
#5Edith Neville Primary School£13,525
#6Abacus Belsize Primary School£13,335
#7Argyle Primary School£13,157
#8Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School£13,125
#9Kentish Town Church of England Primary School£12,915
#10Brecknock Primary School£12,113
#11St Josephs Catholic Primary School£12,008
#12Christ Church School£11,908
#13St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School£11,720
#14Richard Cobden Primary School£11,441
#15St Luke's Church of England School£11,078
#16Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3£11,026
#17Torriano Primary School£11,016
#18Primrose Hill School£10,915
#19Christopher Hatton Primary School£10,758
#20Kings Cross Academy£10,734
#21Gospel Oak Primary School£10,710
#22Fleet Primary School£10,449
#23Emmanuel Church of England Primary School£10,425
#24Fitzjohn's Primary School£10,254
#25Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1£10,075
#26Eleanor Palmer Primary School£9,947
#27Kingsgate Primary School£9,900
#28St Paul's Church of England Primary School£9,899
#29St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School£9,887
#30Hawley Primary School£9,839
#31Rosary Catholic Primary School£9,834
#32St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School£9,415
#33Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School£9,320
#34Brookfield Primary School£9,285
#35New End Primary School£9,044
#36West Hampstead Primary School£8,836
#37St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School£8,769
#38Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead£8,438

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