Coleridge Primary School, London
Coleridge Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 269th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Haringey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Coleridge Primary School in detail
Coleridge Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Coleridge is an outstanding, caring, and creative primary school in Crouch End, London, where children, staff, and parents grow, learn, and succeed together. Children’s happiness and emotional wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to give each child a positive, nurturing experience that helps them flourish-not only academically, but also as thoughtful, responsible citizens."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Coleridge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Haringey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 93% in maths).
Getting a place at Coleridge Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 147 families put Coleridge Primary School as their first choice and 444 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 43 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Coleridge Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coleridge Primary School are Ashmount Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 68% reading, 77% maths); Whitehall Park School (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 54% maths); Rokesly Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 86% maths); and Rokesly Infant & Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good).
Coleridge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Ashmount Primary SchoolWhitehall Park SchoolRokesly Junior SchoolRokesly Infant & Nursery School
What parents say
378 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Coleridge Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).
Who goes there
11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 118 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 21 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Crouch Hill Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hornsey Lane Crouch Hill, 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Coleridge Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Coleridge Primary School are Highgate Wood Secondary School (0.5 miles); City of London Academy, Highgate Hill (0.5 miles); St Aloysius' College (0.6 miles); and Hornsey School for Girls (0.7 miles).
Highgate Wood Secondary SchoolCity of London Academy, Highgate HillSt Aloysius' CollegeHornsey School for Girls
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Coleridge is a wonderfully welcoming school where every child feels included and valued. Teachers are experts in their subjects and continuously improve their practice, creating engaging lessons where pupils achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum. Beyond academics, the school offers a wealth of experiences from opera workshops to museum visits, while carefully supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing and fostering essential life skills like resilience and kindness.
Key Strengths
- Rich and ambitious curriculum with carefully sequenced learning that helps pupils securely embed knowledge across subjects like art, Latin and mathematics
- Excellent phonics teaching from Reception onwards, with a strong whole-school reading culture including family involvement projects
- Exceptional support for pupils with SEND through swift identification and tailored provision, including the specialist Rainbow Room
- Outstanding behaviour and conduct across the school, with staff actively teaching high expectations
- Extensive enrichment opportunities including fencing, debate club, Italian exchange and leadership roles, made accessible to all pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe in a 'telling school' where they trust adults to address their worries.
Extracurricular Activities
English Touring Opera workshops, fencing, debate club, Italian exchange programme, visits to Westminster Abbey and Natural History Museum
Coleridge Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils embody strong core values and feel deeply included in a welcoming, diverse community. The school sets exceptionally high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and delivers a rich, ambitious curriculum with exemplary teaching and behaviour.
At a Glance
11.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
378 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.2
Avg class size
29.9
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
29
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Coleridge Primary School
Cultures of Coleridge Exhibition
17 Jul 2026
Fun For All at Coleridge Summer Fair
22 Jun 2026
Coleridge Scores Gold for School Games Mark
15 Jun 2026
English Touring Opera Return to Coleridge
11 May 2026
Katy Hessel Presents Women in Art History
7 May 2026
Pedal Power Comes to Year 1
6 May 2026
From Coleridge Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Coleridge Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Coleridge Primary School.
- The Strings Club - Muswell Hill (Coleridge Primary)At the school · Not yet graded
- Fair Play Coleridge East HallAt the school · Not yet graded
- FAIR PLAY NEW ORLEANS330m away · Not yet graded
- Crouch End Little Imaginations Camp990m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Coleridge Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Haringey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Coleridge Primary School is in Haringey; for families living there:
Apply to Haringey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 84
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 84 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 12 serious and 69 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
18 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Coleridge Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
825 pupils
840 places
15 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Haringey council
Places available
2,820
Applications
2,193
Got 1st preference
86.0%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Haringey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
118
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
15.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
882
Total Pupils
468
Boys
414
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
43
Teachers
20.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£60,709
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,625
Per pupil
£4959k
Total funding
£114k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
9.4%
Persistent absence
725
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Coleridge Primary School
What are SATs results like at Coleridge Primary School?
Of the pupils at Coleridge Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Coleridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Coleridge Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Coleridge Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Coleridge Primary School is oversubscribed, Haringey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Coleridge Primary School?
Coleridge Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Coleridge Primary School?
Classes at Coleridge Primary School average 30.2 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Coleridge Primary School?
Coleridge Primary School has around 882 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Coleridge Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Coleridge Primary School in 2024/25. 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Coleridge Primary School?
Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming Coleridge Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Coleridge Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: The Strings Club - Muswell Hill (Coleridge Primary) (registered, not yet graded) and Fair Play Coleridge East Hall (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Coleridge Primary School's term dates?
Coleridge Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Haringey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Coleridge Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 84 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 12 serious and 69 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 18 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Coleridge Primary School?
Coleridge Primary School is at Crouch End Hill, Hornsey, London, N8 8DN.
Sources: Haringey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)