SCHOOL PROFILE

Christopher Hatton Primary School

Primary Community school URN 130342
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 February 2022
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Camden
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 228 214 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 113 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 115 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.8%
16.0 pts above England
School 40.8%
Camden 32.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

61.0%
40.7 pts above England
School 61.0%
Camden 30.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Camden 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
18.4%
42
Any other White background
13.2%
30
White British
13.2%
30
African
11.4%
26
Any other Mixed background
11.4%
26
Any other ethnic group
7.5%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.0% 57 of 228 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Camden 21.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.3% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 8.5 pts above
EHC plans 1.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Speech, language & communication 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 8
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

81.0% 20.6 pts above England
School 81.0%
Camden 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Camden 83.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Camden 77.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Camden 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts lower than England
School 5.92%
Camden 7.37%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 15.64%
Camden 21.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Camden 2.33%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

108.6% 20.4 pts above England
Christopher Hatton Primary School
108.6%
Camden
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information