Top 10 Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Sixth Forms in Dartmouth Park to Buy or Rent Near

Dartmouth Park sits between Hampstead Heath and Highgate, with the most oversubscribed primary in NW5 at one end and one of the borough's more generous reaches at the other. This guide sets out the best schools to buy or rent near, the 2025 cut-off distances, the streets inside them and what those streets cost.

Camden's primary schools do not use catchment areas. Places at community schools go to the children who live closest, measured in a straight line to the centre of the school. Around Dartmouth Park that produces a stark contrast: in April 2025 Eleanor Palmer admitted to 0.124 miles, roughly 200 metres, while Brookfield on Chester Road reached 0.883 miles and Gospel Oak 0.522, according to Camden Council's Starting School in Camden guide, published in November 2025.

Rochester Place has sold and let family homes across Dartmouth Park, Kentish Town and Tufnell Park from our Kentish Town Road office since 2004. Anna Dwyer, our Consultant, lives in neighbouring Tufnell Park and has advised families buying here since 2006. The ten primary schools below are the ones buyers ask about most.

Key points: schools in Dartmouth Park in 2026

• Camden pupils outperform the national average. 73% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in 2025 (provisional), against 62% nationally and 68% across London, per Camden Council.
• There are no catchment areas. Camden community schools allocate on straight-line distance to the school's centre after looked-after children, siblings and exceptional need. The cut-off changes every year.
• Brookfield is the local school with the widest reach: 155 applications for 60 places in 2025 and a cut-off of 0.883 miles, having had vacancies in 2024.
• The average Camden house price was £833,000 in June 2026 (provisional), with terraced houses averaging £1,569,000, per the ONS and HM Land Registry.
• The next application deadline is 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. Your address on the closing date is the one that counts.
• Secondary places follow a separate cycle. Year 7 applications for September 2027 close on 31 October 2026. Parliament Hill, William Ellis, La Sainte Union and Acland Burghley are all within walking distance.

Is Dartmouth Park a good place to buy a home with a family?

Yes, and Dartmouth Park is one of the strongest family areas in this series on the combination of schools and green space. Parliament Hill Fields and Hampstead Heath are at the top of the hill, Waterlow Park and Highgate Cemetery just beyond, and four secondary schools plus the LaSWAP sixth form sit within a fifteen-minute walk down Highgate Road. The trade-off is price: the June 2026 Camden borough average was £833,000 against £554,000 for London as a whole, and Dartmouth Park's Victorian terraces sit above the borough figure.

For a family deciding where in London to buy, the practical test is this: can you afford a home inside the cut-off distance of a primary school you like, within walking distance of a secondary you would accept, on a street you would still want to live on once the children have left? Dartmouth Park passes that test as well as anywhere in north London, because the same streets that reach Brookfield also reach Parliament Hill and William Ellis. The sections below show exactly which.

Why do families move to Dartmouth Park for the schools?

Families move here for wide Victorian streets, the Heath at the end of the road, and the fact that four secondary schools and a shared sixth form sit at the bottom of the hill. Tufnell Park and Kentish Town stations are on the Northern line in zone 2, Gospel Oak is on the Overground, and Hampstead Heath station is a short walk west. Camden Council reports good or outstanding Ofsted outcomes across all 38 of its primaries.

The trade-off is that the most sought-after primary, Eleanor Palmer, has the shortest reach in the borough at 0.124 miles, and the Dartmouth Park streets sit mostly outside it. Brookfield is the realistic local option for most addresses here, and its reach has been volatile: vacancies in 2024, 0.883 miles in 2025. That is why the cut-off distances matter more than any league table.

How do Camden and Islington decide who gets a primary school place?

Camden community schools offer places in this order after EHC plans: looked-after and previously looked-after children; siblings still on roll; children with an exceptional social or medical need linked to that school; children of staff employed there for two years; then everyone else by distance, measured as the crow flies from the home address to the centre of the school.

The eastern edge of Dartmouth Park touches Islington, where Yerbury Primary sits. Islington uses a similar sequence but measures to the midpoint of the school grounds, and publishes each school's cut-off on its Find Your Islington directory. Voluntary aided church schools such as Kentish Town CE and St Patrick's set their own criteria and need a supplementary form. Apply once at eadmissions.org.uk, naming up to six schools in any borough.

Top 10 primary schools in Dartmouth Park to buy or rent near: the ranking

How this ranking works: Camden reports good or outstanding Ofsted outcomes at every one of its primaries, so the grade does not separate them. What does is demand. Camden schools are ranked by applications per place in the April 2025 round, with the cut-off distance as the tie-break. Yerbury, in Islington, does not publish application numbers, so it is placed on its published September 2025 cut-off distance and that is stated.

1. Eleanor Palmer: 224 applications for 30 places (7.5 per place), cut-off 0.124 miles. The shortest reach in Camden.
2. Torriano: 225 for 58 (3.9 per place), 0.379 miles, at the Kentish Town end.
3. Gospel Oak: 194 for 60 (3.2 per place), 0.522 miles, beside Parliament Hill Fields.
4. Kentish Town CE: 97 for 30 (3.2 per place), community route 0.961 miles.
5. Fleet: 95 for 30 (3.2 per place); places remained after offer day.
6. Brookfield: 155 for 60 (2.6 per place), 0.883 miles. The Dartmouth Park school proper.
7. Yerbury (Islington): last distance admitted 0.277 miles for September 2025; application numbers not published.
8. Rhyl: 85 for 60 (1.4 per place); all distance applicants admitted.
9. Brecknock: 80 for 60 (1.3 per place), 2.158 miles; 30 places from 2026.
10. St Patrick's Catholic: 20 for 30; faith criteria; places available.

Top 10 primary schools in Dartmouth Park: 2025 admissions data

Camden figures are from the results table on page 40 of Starting School in Camden 2026, showing the position on offer day in April 2025 with April 2024 in brackets. The Yerbury figure is the last pupil admitted under the distance criterion for September 2025, from Islington's school directory. Distances are straight-line miles. "n/a" means places remained after offer day.

Source: Camden Council, Starting School in Camden 2026, published November 2025; offer-day position April 2025 with April 2024 in brackets; straight-line miles; "n/a" means places remained after offer day. Yerbury: Islington Council, Find Your Islington, accessed 13 September 2026.

1. Eleanor Palmer Primary School, Lupton Street NW5 2JA

Best for: families who can buy within about 200 metres of the gate.

Eleanor Palmer is the hardest primary place to get in Camden by distance: 224 applications for 30 places in 2025 and a cut-off of 0.124 miles, roughly 200 metres. One appeal was heard in 2025 and it did not succeed. From Dartmouth Park the reach only just extends to the Burghley Road and Lady Margaret Road end. Most Dartmouth Park addresses are outside it, which is worth knowing before you plan around it. If Eleanor Palmer is the goal, view houses for sale in Kentish Town at the Tufnell Park end with a measuring tool open.

Streets in reach: Lupton Street, the nearer ends of Lady Margaret Road, Falkland Road and Countess Road, and the Burghley Road terraces.

2. Torriano Primary School, Torriano Avenue NW5 2SJ

Best for: the Kentish Town end of Dartmouth Park.

Torriano received 225 applications for 58 places in 2025, the second-highest total in Camden, and admitted to 0.379 miles, almost unchanged from 0.339 in 2024. That stability makes it one of the more predictable schools in NW5. From Dartmouth Park the reach covers the Leighton Road and Lady Somerset Road side. It runs Camden's additionally resourced provision for children with severe language disorders, which draws applications from well beyond its immediate streets.

Streets in reach: Torriano Avenue, Leighton Road, Lady Somerset Road, Bartholomew Road and Caversham Road.

3. Gospel Oak Primary School, Mansfield Road NW3 2JB

Best for: buyers on the Heath side of Dartmouth Park.

Gospel Oak is a two-form-entry school with 60 places and 194 applications in 2025. The cut-off tightened sharply from 0.856 miles in 2024 to 0.522 in 2025, a useful warning against relying on last year's figure. Mansfield Road, Oak Village, Lisburne Road, Savernake Road and Estelle Road are comfortably inside it, all a few minutes from Parliament Hill Fields. Gospel Oak Overground station is on Mansfield Road. See flats to rent in Kentish Town for this pocket.

Streets in reach: Mansfield Road, Oak Village, Lisburne Road, Savernake Road, Estelle Road and Dartmouth Park Hill's lower end.

4. Kentish Town CE Primary School, Islip Street NW5 2TU

Best for: churchgoing families, and the Islip Street and Gaisford Street terraces.

Kentish Town CE is a voluntary aided school offering both faith places, which need a supplementary form, and community places. The community cut-off swung from 0.219 miles in 2024 to 0.961 in 2025, so the open places are uncertain year to year while the faith route follows its own criteria. Islip Street, Gaisford Street, Patshull Road and Oseney Crescent are the streets in immediate reach. The school also hosts Camden's additionally resourced provision for physically disabled and autistic children with an EHC plan.

Streets in reach: Islip Street, Gaisford Street, Patshull Road, Oseney Crescent and Bartholomew Villas.

5. Fleet Primary School, Fleet Road NW3 2QT

Best for: the Fleet Road and Agincourt Road pocket by the Royal Free.

Fleet is a one-form-entry community school with 30 places. It received 95 applications in 2025 but still had places after offer day, having admitted to 1.042 miles the year before. That makes it one of the more accessible strong options within reach of Dartmouth Park, sitting on the far side of Gospel Oak. Prices track the Hampstead side of NW3 rather than the Kentish Town side of NW5, so it pays to check your affordability first.

Streets in reach: Fleet Road, Agincourt Road, Cressy Road, Lawn Road and Constantine Road.

6. Brookfield Primary School, Chester Road N19 5DH

Best for: most of Dartmouth Park. The local school in the literal sense.

Brookfield is the Dartmouth Park school, a two-form-entry Camden primary on Chester Road with 60 places, a 39-place nursery and 24 part-time two-year-old places. It received 155 applications in 2025 and admitted to 0.883 miles, having had vacancies in 2024, so its reach is both wide and volatile. Chester Road, Dartmouth Park Hill, Dartmouth Park Road, Raydon Street, Doynton Street, Boscastle Road and Swains Lane are all inside that circle. For most Dartmouth Park addresses this is the realistic first choice, and it is the reason the streets around Chester Road hold families for years. See the best streets to buy in Dartmouth Park.

Streets in reach: Chester Road, Dartmouth Park Hill, Dartmouth Park Road, Raydon Street, Doynton Street, Boscastle Road, Croftdown Road and Swains Lane.

7. Yerbury Primary School, Foxham Road N19 4RR

Best for: the Tufnell Park and Upper Holloway side of the hill.

Yerbury is the Islington school within reach of eastern Dartmouth Park. The last pupil admitted under the distance criterion for September 2025 lived 0.277 miles away, per the Find Your Islington directory. Foxham Road, Yerbury Road, Corinne Road, Hugo Road and Dalmeny Road are inside it, a grid of Victorian terraces with unusually generous gardens. Because Islington measures to the midpoint of the school grounds rather than the centre point Camden uses, check any specific address on the council's own calculator.

Streets in reach: Foxham Road, Yerbury Road, Corinne Road, Hugo Road, Dalmeny Road and the Tufnell Park Road end.

8. Rhyl Community Primary School, Grafton Road NW5 4AX and Rhyl Street NW5 3HB

Best for: value at the Queen's Crescent end.

Rhyl operates across two sites, with two-year-olds, nursery, reception and Year 1 at 196 Grafton Road and Years 2 to 6 on Rhyl Street. Sixty places and 85 applications in 2025 meant every distance applicant was offered a place, as in 2024. Grafton Road, Rhyl Street, Weedington Road, Malden Road and Queen's Crescent, with its twice-weekly street market, are the streets to look at. This is where property for sale in Kentish Town tends to sit below the borough average.

Streets in reach: Grafton Road, Rhyl Street, Weedington Road, Malden Road and Queen's Crescent.

9. Brecknock Primary School, Cliff Villas NW1 9AL

Best for: the Camden Road and Agar Grove side.

Brecknock had 80 applications for 60 places in 2025 and admitted out to 2.158 miles, so distance was not a barrier. Note that the published admission number for September 2026 entry is 30, which will change that arithmetic. It sits in the quieter grid between Camden Road and York Way: Cliff Villas, Cliff Road, Camden Park Road, St Augustine's Road and the Agar Grove side of Brecknock Road, an area with larger Victorian houses that often go under the radar of buyers fixated on the NW5 postcode.

Streets in reach: Cliff Villas, Cliff Road, Camden Park Road, St Augustine's Road and Brecknock Road.

10. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Holmes Road NW5 3AH

Best for: Catholic families in central Kentish Town.

St Patrick's is a voluntary aided Catholic school with 30 places. It received 20 applications in 2025, so it had places available after offer day. Its criteria prioritise baptised Catholic children, and a supplementary form goes to the school directly. Holmes Road, Willes Road, Kelly Street and Castle Road are the nearest streets, all within a minute or two of Kentish Town station. For families who qualify, it is the least competitive route to a place in this part of NW5.

Streets in reach: Holmes Road, Willes Road, Kelly Street, Castle Road and Wilkin Street.

Top 10 secondary schools in Dartmouth Park to buy or rent near

Buying with a child under five means thinking about Year 7 too, because the same house usually has to work for both. Camden runs ten state secondaries and co-ordinates Year 7 admissions; applications for September 2027 close on 31 October 2026, with offers on national offer day in March 2027, per Camden Council. Islington uses the same eadmissions.org.uk system and date. Most community secondaries allocate on distance after priority groups, but several are single-sex, the Catholic and Church schools use faith criteria, and Camden School for Girls admits by ability banding. Sixth forms admit on GCSE grades, not address, so proximity matters for Years 7 to 11 rather than 12 and 13.

How this ranking works: Camden published school-level 2025 GCSE results for two secondaries in its August 2025 results release, and its Achievement and Standards Report records which schools had a graded inspection in 2024/25. Schools are ranked on that published evidence and on how hard they are to get into. Where the council has not published a school-level figure, the entry says so and points to the DfE tables rather than guessing. Camden's borough-wide provisional Attainment 8 for 2025 was 46.8, above the national 45.9 and below London's 50.4, per the Camden Learning Achievement and Standards Report 2024-25. Islington schools without comparable published figures are listed on location, at the end.

Sources: Camden Council Secondary Schools in Camden 2026; Camden Council GCSE results release, 22 August 2025; Camden Learning Achievement and Standards Report 2024-25; Camden School for Girls offer distances page; Islington secondary admissions booklet.

1. Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road NW5 2DB

Best for: the strongest academic option in the area for girls, and a mixed sixth form that draws from across north London.

The most selective secondary in Camden by admission method: a Year 6 banding assessment, then distance within each ability band. For 2026 entry the furthest offers were 0.38 miles in Band A, 0.76 in Band B, 0.61 in Band C and 0.47 in Band D, per the school's own offer distances page. Voluntary aided, 120 Year 7 places including 18 for visual arts. First here because it is the hardest place to win and has the largest mixed sixth form in the borough.

Streets in reach: Sandall Road, Camden Park Road, Bartholomew Road, Caversham Road, Leighton Road and Camden Square.

2. Parliament Hill School, Highgate Road NW5 1RL

Best for: girls in the Gospel Oak, Dartmouth Park and Highgate Road streets.

Girls' community school, 180 Year 7 places, beside Parliament Hill Fields. Second on published results: 41% of GCSE entries at grades 9 to 7 in 2025 and 28% at 8 to 9, per the headteacher quoted in Camden Council's August 2025 results release. Allocates on distance after priority groups; the cut-off is in the allocation table of Camden's secondary admissions guide. Sixth form via LaSWAP.

Streets in reach: Highgate Road, Gordon House Road, Dartmouth Park Road, Chetwynd Road, Mansfield Road and Oak Village.

3. Acland Burghley School, Burghley Road NW5 1UJ

Best for: families who want a mixed school a few minutes from Tufnell Park station.

Mixed community school, 182 Year 7 places, in a Grade II listed building. Third on published results: 33.5% of all GCSE grades at 9 to 7 in 2025, its best-ever at that level, per the same council release; 30% in 2024. LaSWAP sixth form.

Streets in reach: Burghley Road, Lady Margaret Road, Falkland Road, Ospringe Road, Lupton Street, Brecknock Road and Tufnell Park Road.

4. William Ellis School, Highgate Road NW5 1RN

Best for: boys in the same streets as Parliament Hill.

Boys' voluntary aided school, 112 Year 7 places, next door to Parliament Hill. Graded Good at its 2024/25 inspection under the interim framework, per the Camden Learning Achievement and Standards Report 2024-25. Sets its own criteria. Third LaSWAP partner.

Streets in reach: As Parliament Hill. A family with a boy and a girl in the Gospel Oak grid can send both to the same campus.

5. La Sainte Union Catholic School, Highgate Road NW5 1RP

Best for: Catholic families with daughters.

Catholic girls' school, 120 Year 7 places, graded Good at its 2024/25 inspection per the Achievement and Standards Report. Faith criteria take priority; supplementary form to the school. Fourth LaSWAP partner.

Streets in reach: The Highgate Road and Dartmouth Park streets, though faith criteria mean distance matters less than at the community schools.

6. Haverstock School, Haverstock Hill NW3 2BQ

Best for: the Chalk Farm, Belsize Park and Primrose Hill streets.

Mixed community school, 180 Year 7 places, by Chalk Farm station. The Achievement and Standards Report records it "continues to be Good" after its 2024/25 inspection. No school-level 2025 GCSE percentage published by the council; the DfE tables carry its Attainment 8. Own sixth form.

Streets in reach: Haverstock Hill, Prince of Wales Road, Malden Road, Queen's Crescent, Harmood Street and the Chalk Farm end of Regent's Park Road.

7. UCL Academy, Adelaide Road NW3 3AQ

Best for: the Swiss Cottage, Belsize Park and Primrose Hill side.

Mixed academy sponsored by University College London, 192 Year 7 places. Sets its own criteria. No school-level 2025 figure published by the council; check the DfE tables. Own sixth form.

Streets in reach: Adelaide Road, King Henry's Road, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill Road and Belsize Park.

8. Regent High School, Charrington Street NW1 1RG

Best for: the Camden Street, Pratt Street and Somers Town grid.

Mixed community school, 180 Year 7 places, in Somers Town. No school-level 2025 figure published; Camden's borough-wide provisional Attainment 8 was 46.8 per the Achievement and Standards Report, above the national 45.9 and below London's 50.4. Own sixth form.

Streets in reach: Camden Street, Pratt Street, Bayham Street, Royal College Street, Plender Street and Somers Town.

9. Maria Fidelis School FCJ, Drummond Crescent NW1 1LY

Best for: Catholic families wanting a mixed school near Euston.

Catholic mixed school, 150 Year 7 places. Faith criteria apply. No school-level 2025 figure published; check the DfE tables. Own sixth form, the smallest in the borough.

Streets in reach: Somers Town and the Euston side; faith criteria mean intake follows parishes rather than a radius.

10. City of London Academy Highgate Hill, Highgate Hill N19

Best for: the Archway end.

Mixed academy sponsored by the City of London Corporation. Criteria and last distance offered are in Islington's secondary booklet on the council's admissions pages; no comparable 2025 results figure was gathered for this guide, so it is listed on location rather than ranked on results.

Streets in reach: Highgate Hill, Dartmouth Park Hill, Hargrave Park, Bickerton Road and Junction Road.

Top 10 sixth forms near Dartmouth Park, ranked by scale and breadth

Sixth forms admit on GCSE grades, so a buyer cannot buy their way in. What a buyer can weigh is what is within walking distance once the children are sixteen. Ranked by size and curriculum breadth using the year-group figures in Camden's 2019 school census return, the most recent borough-wide breakdown we could verify; providers without a comparable figure are listed on location after the ranked entries.

1. Camden School for Girls Sixth Form, Sandall Road NW5

Best for: students who want the largest and most sought-after mixed sixth form in the borough.

Mixed, and the largest in Camden: 224 in Year 12 and 213 in Year 13 at the council's 2019 school census return, the most recent borough-wide breakdown we could verify. Admits on GCSE grades.

2. LaSWAP Sixth Form Consortium, Highgate Road and Burghley Road NW5

Best for: breadth of subject choice across four schools.

La Sainte Union, Acland Burghley, William Ellis and Parliament Hill pool their sixth forms, with around 42 A-level and BTEC courses and roughly 800 students across the four in the 2019 census. Students move between sites by subject.

3. UCL Academy Sixth Form, Adelaide Road NW3

Best for: the Swiss Cottage side and students drawn by the university link.

129 in Year 12 and 132 in Year 13 at the 2019 census.

4. Haverstock Sixth Form, Haverstock Hill NW3

Best for: Chalk Farm and Belsize Park students who want to stay put.

99 in Year 12 and 76 in Year 13 at the 2019 census.

5. Regent High Sixth Form, Charrington Street NW1

Best for: Somers Town and central Camden Town.

82 in Year 12 and 46 in Year 13 at the 2019 census; a smaller cohort with a tighter subject list.

6. Maria Fidelis Sixth Form, Drummond Crescent NW1

Best for: Catholic students who want a small setting.

41 in Year 12 and 28 in Year 13 at the 2019 census, the smallest in the borough.

7. City and Islington College, Holloway Road and Angel

Best for: students who want a large further education college rather than a school sixth form.

Islington's main post-16 provider, with sixth form centres on Holloway Road and at Angel offering A-levels and vocational courses. Admits on grades. Listed on location.

8. St Aloysius' College Sixth Form, Hornsey Lane N6

Best for: Catholic boys' school sixth form on the Highgate border.

Catholic boys' school with its own sixth form. Listed on location.

9. City of London Academy Highgate Hill Sixth Form, N19

Best for: Archway students staying at their school.

Own sixth form; listed on location.

10. Westminster Kingsway College, Camden Centre, King's Cross

Best for: vocational and A-level routes near King's Cross.

A large further education college with a Camden campus. Admits on grades. Listed on location.

The point for a buyer: the Dartmouth Park streets that reach Brookfield also sit within a fifteen-minute walk of Parliament Hill, William Ellis, La Sainte Union and the LaSWAP sixth form on Highgate Road, and Acland Burghley is a little further down. That is four secondaries and a shared sixth form from one house, which is why families here move once and stay. See our Dartmouth Park streets guide and houses for sale in Kentish Town for what is live today.

How should you read an Ofsted report in 2026?

Ofsted changed its inspection framework on 10 November 2025, and any school inspected since then no longer receives a single-word grade. Instead it gets a report card grading each area of its work on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention and urgent improvement, with safeguarding judged separately as met or not met. Between September 2024 and November 2025, inspections gave sub-judgements without an overall grade. Before September 2024, schools received the familiar overall effectiveness grade.

The practical consequence is that a school described as "outstanding" may be carrying a grade from an inspection several years old, while a school with a newer report card may look different on paper without being any weaker. Check the inspection date on reports.ofsted.gov.uk, read the framework on GOV.UK if you want the detail, and use Camden School Reports, which the council publishes for all 38 primaries, for a rounder picture.

What does it cost to live near a good school in Dartmouth Park?

The provisional average house price across the borough of Camden was £833,000 in June 2026, down 7.1% on June 2025, according to the ONS. Terraced houses averaged £1,569,000 and flats and maisonettes £688,000. First-time buyers in Camden paid an average of £729,000. Average private rent in Camden was £2,800 a month in July 2026.

Source: ONS, Housing prices in Camden, last updated 19 August 2026. The ONS advises that borough-level figures rest on small numbers of sales and should be read over a year or more.

Those are borough averages covering everything from Highgate to Holborn. Within Dartmouth Park, the Chester Road and Croftdown Road terraces sit above them and the Queen's Crescent end below. If you already own here, a free valuation from Rochester Place will show you what proximity to Brookfield and the Heath is currently adding.

Which school suits you? A quick guide by situation

• Buyers: decide the school first, then draw the radius. Read our buying process guide and search houses for sale in Dartmouth Park within it.
• Tenants: a rented address counts for admissions in exactly the same way as an owned one, provided it is your genuine home on the closing date. See flats to rent in Dartmouth Park and our renting process.
• Landlords: family homes inside the Brookfield and Eleanor Palmer radii let quickly and to long-staying tenants. Our lettings service and yield calculator can help you price it.
• Sellers: if you are within a few hundred metres of an oversubscribed school, say so in the listing. Book a valuation and we will show you comparable sales.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best primary school in Dartmouth Park?
Brookfield on Chester Road is the local school for most Dartmouth Park addresses, with 155 applications for 60 places in 2025. Eleanor Palmer is the most oversubscribed in the wider area but reaches only 0.124 miles, which excludes most of Dartmouth Park.

Does Dartmouth Park have school catchment areas?
No. Camden community schools allocate by straight-line distance from home to the centre of the school after priority groups. Islington, which covers the Yerbury side, measures to the midpoint of the school grounds.

How close do I need to live to Brookfield?
The furthest child offered a place in April 2025 lived 0.883 miles away. In 2024 the school had vacancies after offer day, so the reach moves considerably year to year.

Is Dartmouth Park in Camden or Islington?
Mostly Camden. The eastern edge towards Tufnell Park touches Islington, where Yerbury Primary sits. Check any specific address on the council websites, because the two boroughs measure distance differently.

When do I apply for a reception place?
15 January 2027 for September 2027 entry in both Camden and Islington, with offers on 16 April 2027. Apply once through your home borough at eadmissions.org.uk, naming up to six schools.

Can I use a rented address to apply?
Yes, if it is your genuine home on the closing date. Both councils verify addresses and will withdraw a place obtained with a false or temporary address.

Which secondary schools are near Dartmouth Park?
Parliament Hill (girls), William Ellis (boys) and La Sainte Union (Catholic girls) are all on Highgate Road within a fifteen-minute walk, with Acland Burghley on Burghley Road and Camden School for Girls off Camden Road. The first four share the LaSWAP sixth form.

Do sixth forms use catchment areas?
No. Sixth forms admit on GCSE grades, not address. Proximity matters for Reception and Year 7, not for Years 12 and 13.

Is Dartmouth Park a good place to live for families?
Hampstead Heath and Waterlow Park on the doorstep, four secondaries and a shared sixth form at the bottom of the hill, and zone 2 transport make it one of the strongest family areas in north London.

Where in London should a family buy or rent? Why Rochester Place recommends Dartmouth Park

If you are asking where in London to buy or rent a home with a family, Dartmouth Park has an argument few areas can match: from most addresses here, one house puts you within reach of Brookfield for Reception and within a fifteen-minute walk of Parliament Hill, William Ellis, La Sainte Union and the LaSWAP sixth form for everything after. Add Hampstead Heath at the top of the hill, Waterlow Park beyond it, and the Northern line and Overground in zone 2. The price is a borough average of £833,000 that the Chester Road terraces sit above.

Rochester Place has sold and let homes here since 2004. Our current sales listings in Dartmouth Park and rental listings in Dartmouth Park are the place to start; register your requirements and we will send you homes inside the radius of the school you want before they reach the portals.

Rochester Place: estate agents in Dartmouth Park for buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants

Rochester Place is an independent firm of estate agents in Dartmouth Park, letting agents in Dartmouth Park and property management in Dartmouth Park, based at 161 Kentish Town Road since 2004. If you have found this page by searching houses for sale Dartmouth Park, flats to rent Dartmouth Park or property for sale Dartmouth Park, our current sales listings and rental listings are filtered by area and updated as instructions come in.

If you are a homeowner typing sell my house Dartmouth Park, sell my flat Dartmouth Park or sell my property Dartmouth Park, the school data on this page is your selling point: a home inside a short cut-off distance is one that families actively search for, and we make sure the listing says so. Book a free valuation and we will show you the comparable sales. Landlords can read about our property management service in Dartmouth Park and fees.

Rochester Place Estate Agents has sold and let homes across Dartmouth Park, Kentish Town and Tufnell Park from 161 Kentish Town Road since 2004. Anna Dwyer, our Consultant, lives in neighbouring Tufnell Park and has advised families buying here since 2006. We are Safeagent accredited and members of the Property Redress Scheme.

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Written by Anna Dwyer, Consultant at Rochester Place. Anna grew up in Camden and Primrose Hill, has worked in estate agency since 2006 and lives in neighbouring Tufnell Park. Meet the Rochester Place team.

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