Camrose Primary With Nursery

About Camrose Primary With Nursery

Camrose Primary With Nursery is a state primary in Harrow that is running very close to its full capacity of 430 pupils, with 423 children currently on roll. That near-full picture is matched by clear demand from local families: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 121 applications for just 54 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.24. Of those, 44 families put it as their first preference, and 44 first-preference offers were made. The school’s free school meal rate sits at 22.3%, which is notably higher than the national primary average of around 24%, placing it in a broadly similar bracket to many urban state schools. The headteacher is Sharon Crick, and the school has no religious character. It also offers nursery provision, meaning children can join from age three, which may appeal to families looking for a single-site early years and primary option.

Academically, Camrose performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Harrow local authority average of 72%. The school ranks 17th out of 38 primaries in the borough on this metric, placing it in the top half. A closer look at individual subjects shows particularly strong maths outcomes: 90% of pupils met the expected standard and 50% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 109. Reading and writing expected rates were 83% and 90% respectively. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. That’s an improvement on the previous 2018 inspection, where early years was rated Requires Improvement and personal development wasn’t separately graded.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a sensory room and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include athletics, football, netball and gymnastics, while clubs extend to coding, drama, science and chess. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering Camrose, the oversubscription figures make it clear that applying as a first preference is important. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Krishna Avanti Primary, half a kilometre away, but Camrose’s strong personal development and behaviour ratings, combined with above-average KS2 results, make it a competitive choice for families who want a well-subscribed community primary with good academic outcomes and a wide range of support.

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