St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School

About St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School

St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in 2023, a significant upgrade from the Good rating it held in its previous inspection in 2014. The school achieved the top grade of 1 across every category assessed, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This places it among 17 primary schools in Camden currently rated Outstanding out of 41 state primaries in the borough. The most telling exam metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Camden local authority average of 75%. That performance ranks St Mary's 6th out of 38 primaries in the borough, putting it in the top 5% of schools nationally for this measure.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 SATs data, the school's strengths are clear. Every single pupil (100%) reached the expected standard in reading, with 33% achieving the higher standard. In maths, 96% met the expected level and 42% reached the higher standard, while in writing 88% met the expected standard and 25% achieved the higher mark. The average scaled scores for both reading and maths were 109, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects combined was 17%. These results are particularly impressive given that 65.1% of the school's 229 pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure significantly above the national average. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the raw attainment figures paint a picture of a school that consistently exceeds expectations for its cohort.

St Mary's Kilburn is a Church of England primary school in Camden, serving children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 115 applications for 30 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.83 to 1, with 28 offers going to first-preference applicants out of 36 first-choice requests. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, ICT suite, sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, dance and netball, while clubs include eco club, science club and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a diverse, inclusive setting with a clear Church of England character, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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