Eleanor Palmer Primary School

About Eleanor Palmer Primary School

Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Camden holds an Ofsted Outstanding rating, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections, including the graded visit in September 2023. Inspectors awarded top marks across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. On the most informative exam metric available, Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits comfortably above the Camden local authority average of 75% for the same measure. The school also ranks 11th out of 38 primary schools in the borough on this metric, placing it in the top 30% locally and within the top 10% nationally. With a ranking score of 83, it sits just behind top-performing peers like Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead, but remains a strong academic choice in a competitive London borough.

Looking deeper into the exam data, Eleanor Palmer’s pupils perform particularly well in writing, where 93% reached the expected standard and 45% achieved a higher standard. Reading saw 90% at expected and 38% at higher, while maths recorded 83% at expected and 55% at higher — the strongest higher-standard showing of the three subjects. Average scaled scores were 108 for reading and 109 for maths, both solidly above the national benchmark of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures alone suggest a consistently strong academic environment. The school is oversubscribed by a wide margin: for 2025/26 entry, there were 224 applications for just 29 places, with 71 first-preference applications. That works out to roughly 7.7 applicants per place, reflecting the school’s popularity among Camden families.

The school serves 237 pupils aged 3 to 11, operating slightly above its official capacity of 236. Around one in five pupils (20.7%) are eligible for free school meals, which is notable for a school with such strong outcomes. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, music rooms, a library, a sensory room, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, football, swimming, cricket, athletics, rounders and cross country, while clubs range from coding and drama to gardening, eco club and film club. The school’s SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, dyslexia, visual impairment, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health needs. With nursery provision on site and no sixth form, this is a straightforward primary option for families seeking a well-regarded local school with strong academic outcomes and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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