Schools Near Kentish Town (NW5)
Ofsted-rated primary and secondary schools within 3km of NW5. Check ratings, distances, and school types.
Which schools serve Kentish Town (NW5)?
With 32 primary and secondary schools mapped within 1.5km of its centre (OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-04), NW5 has the 13th most of the 82 outcodes in London that HomeThink covers.
What do the Ofsted ratings shown for NW5 schools mean?
Of the 29 schools within 1.5km of the NW5 centre that we matched to an Ofsted record, 8 are rated Outstanding and 13 Good at their last graded inspection, and 8 have no current grade because Ofsted stopped giving single-word judgements in September 2024. Inspections can be years apart, so treat a rating as the last formal verdict rather than a description of the school today.
How do I check the school catchment for an NW5 address?
Enter the full postcode into the checker above. Catchment areas change year to year, so always confirm with the school or local authority before relying on it.
NW5 at a glance
OpenStreetMap maps 32 primary and secondary schools within 1.5km of the NW5 centre (25 primary and 7 secondary). The nearest is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, 0.3km away.
- Primary and secondary schools within 1.5km
- 32
- Primary
- 25
- Secondary
- 7
- Rated Outstanding
- 8
- Rated Good
- 13
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.3km |
| Collège Français Bilingue de Londres | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3km |
| Kentish Town Church of England Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5km |
| Eleanor Palmer Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5km |
| La Petite Ecole Bilingue | Primary | Good | 0.5km |
| Gospel Oak Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.6km |
| Rhyl Community Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.6km |
| Acland Burghley School | Secondary | Good | 0.7km |
| Parliament Hill School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.8km |
| Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.8km |
| St Dominic's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Rating unavailable | 0.9km |
| William Ellis School | Secondary | No current grade | 0.9km |
Distances are straight-line from the outcode centre, not walking routes, and are not catchment areas — admissions are decided by each school or local authority.
"No current grade" means Ofsted inspected the school but, since September 2024, no longer gives single-word judgements; "Rating unavailable" means we could not match the school to an Ofsted record.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of the NW5 centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
How NW5 compares with its nearest outcodes
| Outcode | Schools within 1.5km of the centre | Rated Outstanding or Good | Distance between centres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Town (NW5) | 32 | 21 | — |
| Archway & Upper Holloway (N19) | 29 | 16 | 1.8km |
| Holloway (N7) | 36 | 26 | 1.9km |
| Hampstead (NW3) | 30 | 16 | 1.9km |
| Camden Town & Regent's Park (NW1) | 24 | 17 | 2.0km |
Neighbours are the outcodes nearest NW5, by straight-line distance between outcode centres (postcodes.io), for which HomeThink holds the same school read.
A count of schools within a fixed circle, not of places or catchment: admissions are set by each school or local authority.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of each outcode centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
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