Standing view · skills · Camden
deteriorating, held with strong confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2024/2025.
Pupils achieving GCSE grade 4 or above in English and maths in Camden accounted for 67.3% in 2023/24 and 63.1% in 2024/25, an unfavourable movement in both years. Those achieving grade 5 or above accounted for 46.8% in 2024/25 and pupils entering English and maths GCSEs 93.9%, both also unfavourable. Every measure here moved unfavourably, and grade 4 or above was lower in 2024/25 than in 2023/24.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Camden. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE grade 4+ in English and maths | 2023/2024 | deteriorating |
| GCSE grade 4+ in English and maths | 2024/2025 | deteriorating |
| GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths | 2024/2025 | deteriorating |
| Pupils entering English and maths GCSEs | 2024/2025 | deteriorating |