Gospel Oak Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Camden
Mansfield Road, London, NW3 2JB
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
21.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
459 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
44 of 50 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
194
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 50 | 44 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 8 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 5 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 59 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 194 | 60 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Camden lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Owers
- Address
- Mansfield Road, London, NW3 2JB
- Phone
- 02074857435
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward / constituency
- Gospel Oak · Hampstead and Highgate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100025
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 42% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
421 pupils · 459 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
13 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 354 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 7% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 68% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 5% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Camden council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.