Overall Oxbridge
#817
18 ranked schools · +97 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
265
Offers
74
Offer rate27.9%
+5.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A borough shaped by artistic and intellectual tradition, Camden spans from the West End's southern edge northward through Camden Town and Kentish Town to the open heathland of Hampstead Heath. Established on 1 April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Holborn, St Pancras, and Hampstead, it holds around 210,000 residents across roughly 22 square kilometres.
Belsize Park and Hampstead have long been among the most school-competitive postcodes in London, with families concentrating there for both primary and secondary places. West Hampstead and Tufnell Park extend the sought-after residential belt westward and south, while Bloomsbury's university quarter anchors the cultural southern edge alongside the British Museum and the British Library. Northern and Jubilee line services thread through the borough.
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13
Secondary
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7
All-through
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7
Post-16
colleges
7
Special
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10
Other
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Area Performance
Across 76 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.20/10, +0.75 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Camden schools
Camden vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Camden schools
top 20% of 14,978
top 20% of 14,978
top 38% of 3,862
top 38% of 3,862
top 45% of 2,555
top 45% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
18 ranked schools · +97 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
265
Offers
74
Oxford
7 ranked schools · +65 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
115
Offers
30
Cambridge
17 ranked schools · +93 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
150
Offers
44
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Camden
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