Abacus Belsize Primary School
Jubilee Waterside Centre, 105 Camley Street, London, N1C 4PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Melissa Chandler
- Sponsor
- Anthem Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 139837
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073878018
About this school
Abacus Belsize Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 168 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 44% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +8.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.60 | - | - |
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 Abacus Belsize 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 | 100% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abacus Belsize Primary School compares
Abacus Belsize Primary School ranked 9th of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.9% | 20.9% | 168 | — |
| Kings Cross Academy | 52% | 7% | 50.8% | 399 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School | 61% | 7.5% | 74% | 200 | 0.2 miles |
| Richard Cobden Primary School | 78% | 6.2% | 61.7% | 379 | 0.3 miles |
| Edith Neville Primary School | 75% | 6.3% | 54.8% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 72.8% | 178 | 0.4 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)
- 20.89%
- English as an additional language
- 36.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 5.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Cross Academy0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Richard Cobden Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Edith Neville Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Abacus Belsize Primary School ranks 167th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- 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
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abacus Belsize Primary School teach?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Abacus Belsize Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abacus Belsize Primary School is Ms Melissa Chandler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abacus Belsize Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abacus Belsize 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 Abacus Belsize Primary School?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abacus Belsize Primary School full?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 168 on roll (80%), 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 Abacus Belsize Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abacus Belsize Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abacus Belsize Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abacus Belsize Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Abacus Belsize Primary School?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abacus Belsize Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abacus Belsize Primary School rank locally?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School ranked 9th of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abacus Belsize Primary School's absence rate?
- Abacus Belsize Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abacus Belsize Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abacus Belsize 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 1 July 2026.