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Kingsgate Primary School

Community school · London · NW6 4LB

Ages 3–11 · 587 pupils · Camden

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-07

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)87%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
1.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
546

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

86

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

79

Total preferences (any rank)
226
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
71
Offers to outside-LA applicants
23

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

587 pupils · 669 places

Pupils on roll
587
Boys / girls
319 / 268
School capacity
669
Capacity fill
587 / 669 (88%)
Free school meals
60%
FSM pupils
352
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Meg Jones

Location

Address
Kingsgate Road
Postcode
NW6 4LB
Town
London
Local authority
Camden
District
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Camden, 587 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 60%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW6
27
Primary in NW6
16
Open schools in Camden LA
102
Primary in Camden LA
38

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear NW6

  • Kilburn Grange School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Free schools · Primary

    London · NW6 7UJ · Brent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM63.8%
    • Demand0.77

    0.2 miles away

  • Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brondesbury · NW6 7TE · Brent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand0.87

    0.4 miles away

  • West Hampstead Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW6 1QL · Camden

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM46.2%
    • Demand0.84

    0.5 miles away

  • Islamia Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · NW6 6PE · Brent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM33.6%
    • Demand1.68

    0.5 miles away

  • St Mary's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · NW6 5ST · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM37.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Salusbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW6 6RG · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.19

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Meg Jones
Telephone
02076245379
Website
www.kingsgateprimaryschool.org.uk

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