Primrose Hill School
Princess Road, London, NW1 8JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Frost
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 483
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 100020
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077228500
About this school
Primrose Hill School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 58% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Primrose Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Primrose Hill School compares
Primrose Hill School ranked 21st of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.7% | 39.6% | 414 | — |
| Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 | 79% | 3.9% | 32.8% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Hawley Primary School | 41% | 7% | 52.7% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 90% | 5.6% | 40.6% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| Rhyl Community Primary School | 67% | 7.9% | 68.5% | 375 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School | 61% | 7.5% | 74% | 200 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.62%
- English as an additional language
- 52.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW10.4 miles
Primary · London
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Hawley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Rhyl Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Primrose Hill School ranks 387th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Primrose Hill School teach?
- Primrose Hill School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Primrose Hill School?
- The headteacher of Primrose Hill School is Mr Liam Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Primrose Hill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Primrose Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Primrose Hill School?
- Primrose Hill School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Primrose Hill School full?
- Primrose Hill School has capacity for 483 pupils and 414 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Primrose Hill School a faith school?
- No. Primrose Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Does Primrose Hill School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Primrose Hill School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Primrose Hill School have?
- The schools register lists Primrose Hill School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Primrose Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Primrose Hill School rank locally?
- Primrose Hill School ranked 21st of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Primrose Hill School's absence rate?
- Primrose Hill School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Primrose Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Primrose Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.