Hawley Primary School, London
Hawley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 951st-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 13,711th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Camden (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Hawley Primary School in detail
Hawley Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Hawley, we have three key values that we strive to achieve in everything we do: We want everyone in our school community to feel welcomed, and have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and attitudes to learning."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, yoga, choir, gardening and sewing.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £3.50 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils at Hawley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 84% in Camden and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 77% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hawley Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Hawley Primary School as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hawley Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hawley Primary School are Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 86% maths); Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 64% reading, 69% maths); Primrose Hill School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hawley Primary School.
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimrose Hill SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
54.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 60.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (22%), White British (19%) and Black (15%).
In 2026, 56 pupils (25.5%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) 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.
Staffing
Hawley Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Camden Road Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hawley Road, 60 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Hawley Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hawley Primary School are The Camden School for Girls (0.4 miles), Haverstock School (0.5 miles) and Regent High School (0.7 miles).
The Camden School for GirlsHaverstock SchoolRegent High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Hawley Primary School is a hub in the local community. Parents, carers, pupils and staff are happy here. This is a place where everyone is valued, and difference is championed. This has led to a harmonious environment where pupils are kept safe and enjoy learning. Pupils benefit from the wealth of opportunities which are available locally to enhance their experience and understanding of the world around them. This has complemented the planned curriculum and led to pupils experiencing a real sense of adventure in their learning.
Staff expect pupils to do well. Children get off to a very strong start in early years. They settle quickly and engage positively in the curriculum and other aspects of school life. The needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are swiftly identified. Appropriate support is provided for those who need it. This helps pupils learn well and progress through the curriculum.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils learn to read fluently. This is because there is a carefully designed curriculum and staff have been well trained to deliver the schools' chosen phonics programme. Teachers carefully check the letters and sounds pupils know and remember. Pupils who struggle to keep up receive additional support. Pupils practise reading using books which are well matched to the sounds they know. This supports pupils' accuracy and confidence.
The curriculum matches the scope and ambition of what is expected nationally. In most subjects, leaders have thought carefully about what pupils learn and when. This is well sequenced so that pupils revisit and build their knowledge over time so that it is embedded in their memories. This begins in early years, where children build a strong foundation for future learning. For example, in geography they develop an understanding of where things are located in the classroom and school. As pupils get older, they draw on this knowledge to understand more complex maps of local and global localities. In some subjects, the tasks pupils complete do not consistently match the ambition of the designed curriculum. Pupils do not revisit key ideas in these subjects. In these instances, pupils do not build as secure knowledge and understanding over time.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
54.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 45% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hawley Primary School
Before and after school care
Hawley Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Camden
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hawley Primary School.
- Camden Square Playcentre730m away · Not yet graded
- NW5 Community Play Project830m away · Not yet graded
- First Class Learning Primrose Hill980m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Hawley Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Woodentots Hive Babies - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Woodentots Montessori School - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 5 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Harmood Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 11 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kido Camden - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 15 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 26 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hawley Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hawley Primary School is in Camden; for families living there:
Apply to Camden for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 320
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 52
- Children hurt
- 15
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 320 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 52 serious and 268 slight.
15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
41 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 Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hawley Primary School
Will you get a place at Hawley Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 26 first choices for 29 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
199 pupils
210 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Camden council
Places available
1,460
Applications
1,251
Got 1st preference
81.5%
Got preferred school
96.6%
All primary applications across Camden council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Planning Area 3 / Central Primary planning area (Camden) will have 818 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
26.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
220
Total Pupils
117
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,832
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,817
Per pupil
£1825k
Total funding
£150k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
21.5%
Persistent absence
177
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
Hawley Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hawley Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hawley Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hawley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 52% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.
What is Hawley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hawley Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Hawley Primary School?
Hawley Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Hawley Primary School?
Classes at Hawley Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hawley Primary School?
Hawley Primary School has around 220 pupils on roll. 54% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hawley Primary School?
7% of sessions were missed at Hawley Primary School in 2024/25. 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Hawley Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Hawley Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026). Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Hawley Primary School: Camden Square Playcentre (730m away, registered, not yet graded), NW5 Community Play Project (830m away, registered, not yet graded) and First Class Learning Primrose Hill (980m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Hawley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 320 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 52 serious and 268 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 41 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 Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hawley Primary School?
Hawley Primary School is at Hawley Road, London, NW1 8RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)