Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, London, EC1R 4PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare McBride
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 130342
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072784500
About this school
Christopher Hatton Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 26 | 29 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 90% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 100% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 97% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Christopher Hatton 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 | 88% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christopher Hatton Primary School compares
Christopher Hatton Primary School ranked 15th of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 228 | — |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 8% | 60.7% | 81 | 0.2 miles |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | 81% | 6.4% | 43.3% | 190 | 0.2 miles |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | 89% | 6.4% | 54.5% | 502 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | 88% | 7.7% | 61.8% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 77% | 7.4% | 55.6% | 133 | 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)
- 40.51%
- English as an additional language
- 58.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 15.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Hugh Myddelton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Josephs Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Christopher Hatton Primary School ranks 244th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Christopher Hatton Primary School teach?
- Christopher Hatton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Christopher Hatton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christopher Hatton Primary School is Ms Clare McBride, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christopher Hatton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christopher Hatton 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 big is Christopher Hatton Primary School?
- Christopher Hatton Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christopher Hatton Primary School full?
- Christopher Hatton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Christopher Hatton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Christopher Hatton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Christopher Hatton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christopher Hatton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Christopher Hatton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christopher Hatton Primary School rank locally?
- Christopher Hatton Primary School ranked 15th of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christopher Hatton Primary School's absence rate?
- Christopher Hatton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christopher Hatton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christopher Hatton 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 30 June 2026.