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Richard Cobden Primary School

URN
100022
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Richard Cobden Primary School
URN
100022
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

85 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

83

Inspection

95

Admissions Value

80

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#14 of 35 schools in Camden

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Richard Cobden Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Richard Cobden Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 29 January 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
25 November 2019
Inspection date
16 October 2019
Inspection type
Exempt School Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

49

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

91

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

43

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.86×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Camden
Admissions portal
Essex admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

78.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NW1 0LL - Camden Street, London

Contact details

Address
Camden Street, London
Postcode
NW1 0LL
Phone
2073875909
Website
http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Camden
Local authority code
202

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 144 schools in Camden.

Authority statistics

Total schools

144

Open schools

103

Closed schools

41

Primary schools

47

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 25 November 2019

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    29 January 202518 December 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 29 January 2025
    25 November 201916 October 2019Exempt School InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 25 November 2019
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      29 January 2025
      Inspected
      18 December 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Outstanding

      Published
      25 November 2019
      Inspected
      16 October 2019
      Type
      Exempt School Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    47.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 33

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    11

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary47 (33.3%)
    • Secondary11 (7.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other83 (58.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    WM College44 m16 plusOpen
    Bridge Education, Camden Tuition Service161 mNot applicableClosed
    Regent High School249 mSecondaryOpen
    The Royal Veterinary College260 mNot applicableOpen
    St Christopher's Nursery School373 mNurseryClosed
    St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School373 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School382 mPrimaryOpen
    St Michael's Church of England Primary School422 mPrimaryClosed
    Abacus Belsize Primary School445 mPrimaryOpen
    St Aloysius Catholic Primary School455 mPrimaryClosed
    • WM College
      Distance
      44 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • Bridge Education, Camden Tuition Service
      Distance
      161 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Regent High School
      Distance
      249 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Royal Veterinary College
      Distance
      260 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Camden)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abacus Belsize Primary SchoolPrimaryN1C 4PFOpen
    Argyle Primary SchoolPrimaryWC1H 9EGOpen
    Brecknock Primary SchoolPrimaryNW1 9ALOpen
    Brookfield Primary SchoolPrimaryN19 5DHOpen
    Carlton Primary SchoolPrimaryNW5 4AXClosed
    • Abacus Belsize Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N1C 4PF
      Status
      Open
    • Argyle Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WC1H 9EG
      Status
      Open
    • Brecknock Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW1 9AL
      Status
      Open
    • Brookfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N19 5DH
      Status
      Open
    • Carlton Primary School
    St Christopher's Nursery School
    Distance
    373 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    373 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    382 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    422 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Abacus Belsize Primary School
    Distance
    445 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    455 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NW5 4AX
    Status
    Closed