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Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1

Primary · ages 4-11MixedChurch of England200 pupilsLondonCamden
School Chooser Score
85
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 71 to 93, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 82% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, December 2025
Reached the expected level at 1179%England 63%
Attendance96.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families39%Far more than most schools
Parents would recommend95%59 Parent View responses
Places10 spare200 pupils, 210 places

Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 200 pupils and room for 210. About 39 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 85 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 82% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in December 2025 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Hartland Road, London, NW1 8DE020 7267 0771holytrinitynw1.camden.sch.ukMrs Lorraine Goll headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 2 December 2025. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
5 October 2021S5 InspectionGood

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

29 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1179%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level28%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score111.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 77%77%20172018: 83%83%20182019: 80%80%20192023: 77%77%20232024: 76%76%20242025: 79%79%2025
Since 2017: +2%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017CamdenEngland
Pupils tested292930303030
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths79%76%77%80%83%77%75%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths28%7%7%27%20%20%17%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score111.0109.0108.0111.0112.0107.0107.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0105.0106.0108.0109.0106.0107.2104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score108.0105.0105.0109.0110.0109.0108.1105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard97%93%90%93%97%80%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard86%90%83%87%97%90%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)83%83%77%83%83%87%
Reading progressReading progress score+3.6+5.1+5.1+2.8
Maths progressMaths progress score+2.0+1.1+3.1+2.1
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged64%69%67%70%54%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged89%81%83%90%94%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
64%89%
Gap 25 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
78%80%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
88%79%
Gap 9 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
9%28%
Gap 19 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Full204 pupils for 190 places, 2024/25
107% full

The school is full, with 14 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Camden council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

What parents say

Would recommend the school95%England 87%
My child is happy here93%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe95%
Positive overall96%
My child is happy at this school
93%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
95%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
92%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
15% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
56%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
90%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
29% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
71%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
93%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
73%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
93%England 82%
I would recommend this school
95%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
96%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 59 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll200Census January 2026
Places21095% full
Pupils from low-income families39%39% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English28%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support24%48 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%5 pupils with a plan
Average class size28.86 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils17%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)37%£114,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls100 / 100
White British pupils31%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.7 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (17), language and communications needs (8), Specific learning difficulty (7), Physical disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll200204208210208210
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals39%32%34%33%31%29%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language28%29%26%29%28%29%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%23%21%15%17%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%2%2%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.9%3.9%4.7%4.9%2.6%3.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.6%3.5%4.6%4.6%2.6%2.8%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.3%0.3%0.1%0.3%0.0%0.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.2%8.2%13.2%10.9%3.9%2.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.9full-time equivalent, 15 people
Pupils per teacher15.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers87%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants11.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£56,841
Teachers who left in the year9%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,075England £7,738. Total £2.1m
Income per pupil£10,170England £7,697. Total £2.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,320England £3,480
Money in reserve8%Not much put by: £156k, £766 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£19kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£10,075spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,58212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate170 per 1,000 people86% higher than the England average
Typical house price£792,500Camden
Nearest bus stop210 mCamden Market, 25 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hawley Primary SchoolCouncil260 m220Good 202430Compare
Rhyl Community Primary SchoolCouncil520 m375Outstanding 202471Compare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic610 m114No overall grade 202471Compare
Primrose Hill SchoolCouncil640 m414Good 202364Compare
Kentish Town Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England770 m224Outstanding 202490Compare
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic820 m200Outstanding 202364Compare
Torriano Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles450Outstanding 202497Compare
Richard Cobden Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles379Outstanding 201987Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats82%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 85 is 44 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 42 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Thomas Jones Primary SchoolCouncil3.4 miles237Outstanding 2023100Compare
St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England4.1 miles218Outstanding 202492Compare
Ark Conway Primary AcademyFree school4.7 miles200Outstanding 202496Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 85 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 85% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 71 to 93. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.12
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 29 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.08
Ofsted report card, 0.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.09
DfE progress measure; 29 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well above
+0.11
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.05
2024/25; 187 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.21
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 29 pupils
What parents say5%above
+0.03
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 59 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 scores 85 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 82% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 71 to 93, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 2 December 2025 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How good are Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 79% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 28% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 have?

200 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 95% full.

Is Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 14 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1?

Pupils were in school 96.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1?

95% of the 59 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 93% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1?

The average class had 28.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hartland Road, London, NW1 8DE
Telephone
020 7267 0771
Website
www.holytrinitynw1.camden.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Lorraine Goll
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of London
Local authority
Camden
Ward
Camden Town
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100033 · LAESTAB 2023361 · UKPRN 10074739

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