Gospel Oak Primary School
Mansfield Road, London, NW3 2JB
421 pupils · 92% of 459 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Camden
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 9 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 52 | 185 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 50 | 194 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 51 | 192 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 237 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 76 | 208 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 74 | 245 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 71 | 212 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 64 | 218 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Fleet Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Rhyl Community Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kentish Town Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Brookfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.