Eleanor Palmer Primary School

CamdenCommunity school

Lupton Street, Tufnell Park, London, NW5 2JA

Headteacher: Ms Sally Hill and Natalie StevensonSchool website ↗Pupils: 237 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
41% of first-choice applicants offered a place
93%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
41%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 September 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
93.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
28.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 97%·Writing 93%·Maths 93%All three 93%
Reading
Expected97%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
71
How many got their first choice?
29of 71 (40.8%)
How many applied in total?
224

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
48.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
112 girls, 125 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 93% (2017/18), currently 93%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1687.0%10.0%+3.5+0.4+2.7
2016/1773.0%20.0%+6.7-1.2+3.2
2017/1893.0%20.0%+3.6+1.7+1.1
2018/1977.0%33.0%+4.2+1.3+2.0
2022/2383.0%27.0%+1.1+2.7+1.5
2023/2483.0%24.0%---
2024/2593.0%28.0%---