Richard Cobden Primary School | Primary in London, Camden | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Richard Cobden Primary School

Primary

Camden · London · NW1 0LL http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/

Pupils
379
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
17 Dec 2024
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
16 Oct 2019
Full inspectionOutstanding
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8 Nov 2010
Curriculum and development visit
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5 Dec 2008
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Camden. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
78%
+3pp
LA
75%
England
63%
78%74%70%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
5%
0pp
LA
17%
England
8%
13%9%5%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
80%
Would recommend
69%
Responses
35
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

80%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

88%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

80%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

23%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

89%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

43%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

65%

Q9. My child does well at this school

75%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

80%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

72%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

57%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

60%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

69%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 82%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 44%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 107.82
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 107.21
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
379
cap. 420
446413379
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
LA AVG 18.23:1
19.817.615.5
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EAL
90%
LA AVG 50.61%
95%92%90%
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FSM eligible
62%
LA AVG 45.4%
62%55%48%
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SEN
26%
LA AVG 22.67%
26%23%20%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%4%
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Persistent absence
18%
LA
16%
England
13%
38%22%6%
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Overview

AddressCamden Street, London, NW1 0LL
Telephone02073875909
Local authorityCamden
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£11441 spend / pupil£10742 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2578%5%379
2023/2475%5%412
2022/2376%11%+6.30+3.60+2.40411
2018/1975%13%+4.10+3.40+3.90415
2017/1874%7%+3.40+2.80+3.20425
2016/1770%7%+3.80+3.40+4.40446
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2583%45%78%10%78%15%78%78%107.0104.0105.026%
2023/2484%23%79%13%88%36%86%84%106.0107.0105.020%
2022/2387%50%80%19%81%24%87%78%109.0105.0105.020%
2018/1983%31%83%21%88%27%88%85%105.0106.0106.023%
2017/1888%26%79%18%82%19%88%81%105.0104.0105.021%
2016/1780%26%78%17%83%20%83%85%105.0106.0108.024%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537919.826%90%62%6%18%
2023/2441218.120%91%56%5%15%
2022/2341118.020%92%58%9%38%
2021/2241016.920%92%58%6%17%
2020/2140715.520%90%51%
2018/1941516.523%92%48%4%7%
2017/1842515.921%93%48%4%7%
2016/1744617.624%95%51%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.