Richard Cobden Primary School
Camden Street, London, NW1 0LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Ruby Nasser
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 100022
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073875909
About this school
Richard Cobden Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 379 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richard Cobden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 56 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 84% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Richard Cobden Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richard Cobden Primary School compares
Richard Cobden Primary School ranked 19th of 38 primary schools in Camden for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.2% | 61.7% | 379 | — |
| St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 72.8% | 178 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School | 61% | 7.5% | 74% | 200 | 0.2 miles |
| Abacus Belsize Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 20.9% | 168 | 0.3 miles |
| Edith Neville Primary School | 75% | 6.3% | 54.8% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Kings Cross Academy | 52% | 7% | 50.8% | 399 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 December 2024
- 16 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.65%
- English as an additional language
- 90.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Abacus Belsize Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Edith Neville Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Kings Cross Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Richard Cobden Primary School ranks 335th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richard Cobden Primary School teach?
- Richard Cobden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Richard Cobden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richard Cobden Primary School is Ms Ruby Nasser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richard Cobden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richard Cobden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Richard Cobden Primary School?
- Richard Cobden Primary School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Richard Cobden Primary School full?
- Richard Cobden Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 379 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Richard Cobden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richard Cobden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richard Cobden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richard Cobden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Richard Cobden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richard Cobden Primary School compare with other schools in Camden?
- Richard Cobden Primary School ranked 19th of 38 primary schools in Camden for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richard Cobden Primary School's absence rate?
- Richard Cobden Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richard Cobden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richard Cobden Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.