St Paul's Church of England Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades St Paul's Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is an ongoing priority for leaders."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a well-structured curriculum that matches the breadth and scope of the national curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff in early years provide high‑quality care and build trusting relationships with children."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established effective approaches to identifying and assessing pupils' needs at an early stage."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a close-knit staff team where everybody works together to give pupils a high-quality education."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Through a carefully planned programme, pupils have a wide range of opportunities that contribute positively to their wider development, wellbeing and enjoyment of school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum and teaching are highly effective in all areas so that pupils consistently achieve high standards"; "Leaders should continue to refine adaptations to learning so that these are skilfully adjusted as needed, particularly in the wider curriculum"; "Leaders should continue their work with families to secure consistently high attendance for pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our greatest ambition is to develop our children as good learners and good neighbours and to support them to make their 'lights shine in the world' as they grow to take their place in it. St Paul's is first and foremost a learning environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess, film and book club.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 84% in Camden and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 85% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put St Paul's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's Church of England Primary School are Primrose Hill School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths); St John's Wood Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Rhyl Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 79% maths); and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3 (0.7 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths).

St Paul's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Paul's Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Chalk Farm Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primrose Hill Road, 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Paul's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

St Paul's Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's Church of England Primary School are The UCL Academy (0.4 miles), Haverstock School (0.5 miles) and Harris Academy St John's Wood (0.6 miles).