Islip Street, Kentish Town, London NW5 2TU
10 reasons to choose Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
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Kentish Town Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Kentish Town and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kentish Town Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The Kentish Town Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality. It is topic-based for some foundation subjects and also includes PSHE, French. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation and extensive use of the International Primary Curriculum for cross curricular work. Also, an Additional Resource Provision for up to 6 children with physical disabilities and up to 15 children with autism. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.15pm.
Find another school near Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
The Cavendish School (0.8 miles); North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep (1 mile).
Eleanor Palmer Primary School (0.3 miles); Torriano Primary School (0.3 miles); Holy Trinity and St Silas Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles).
Fine Arts College (1.4 miles); Channing School (2 miles); North Bridge House Senior School (2.1 miles).
The Camden School for Girls (0.4 miles); Acland Burghley School (1.1 miles); William Ellis School (1.2 miles).