Eleanor Palmer Primary School
Lupton Street, Tufnell Park, London, NW5 2JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sally Hill and Natalie Stevenson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 100027
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074852155
About this school
Eleanor Palmer Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eleanor Palmer Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 83% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 24% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 79% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Eleanor Palmer Primary 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 | 83% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eleanor Palmer Primary School compares
Eleanor Palmer Primary School ranked 2nd of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 3.5% | 20.4% | 233 | — |
| Kentish Town Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 44.3% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| Tufnell Park Primary School | 84% | 7.9% | 46.7% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 7.4% | 65.2% | 114 | 0.4 miles |
| Torriano Primary School | 81% | 5.3% | 42.7% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Gospel Oak Primary School | 68% | 7.2% | 37.2% | 421 | 0.5 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)
- 20.38%
- English as an additional language
- 42.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Tufnell Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Torriano Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Gospel Oak Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Eleanor Palmer Primary School ranks 30th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Eleanor Palmer Primary School teach?
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Eleanor Palmer Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eleanor Palmer Primary School is Ms Sally Hill and Natalie Stevenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eleanor Palmer Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eleanor Palmer Primary 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 many pupils are at Eleanor Palmer Primary School?
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Eleanor Palmer Primary School full?
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 233 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eleanor Palmer Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eleanor Palmer Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eleanor Palmer Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eleanor Palmer Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Eleanor Palmer Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eleanor Palmer Primary School compare with other schools in Camden?
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School ranked 2nd of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eleanor Palmer Primary School's absence rate?
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eleanor Palmer Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eleanor Palmer Primary 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.