SCHOOL PROFILE

Richard Cobden Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100022
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 December 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 October 2019
Graded inspection Outstanding
Published 25 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Camden
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 379 379 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 179 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 200 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

59.4%
34.6 pts above England
School 59.4%
Camden 32.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

89.7%
69.4 pts above England
School 89.7%
Camden 30.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Camden 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
43.5%
165
African
25.3%
96
Any other White background
9.0%
34
Any other ethnic group
8.2%
31
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
13
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.1% 114 of 379 pupils
9.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.1%
Camden 21.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.4% 104 pupils
England 14.8% 12.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.6% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 27
Social, emotional & mental health 27
No specialist assessment yet 15
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Camden 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Camden 83.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Camden 77.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Camden 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.06 pts lower than England
School 6.16%
Camden 7.37%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.31 pts higher than England
School 18.13%
Camden 21.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.31%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.49 pts lower than England
School 0.31%
Camden 2.33%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.2% 2.1 pts above England
Richard Cobden Primary School
90.2%
Camden
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information