Richard Cobden Primary School

General Information

Address: Camden Street, London, NW1 0LL
Phone: 02073875909
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Ruby Nasser
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 379
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 225
% eligible for free school meals: 59.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 27.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 37 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 27 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 19 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #10 of 36 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#8Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Rhyl Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10Richard Cobden Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12St George the Martyr Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Christ Church Primary School, HampsteadOutstanding
#2Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Edith Neville Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Eleanor Palmer Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Gospel Oak Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Kentish Town Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Kingsgate Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Rhyl Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10Richard Cobden Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12St George the Martyr Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#13St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#14Torriano Primary SchoolOutstanding
#15Argyle Primary SchoolGood
#16Brecknock Primary SchoolGood
#17Brookfield Primary SchoolGood
#18Christ Church SchoolGood
#19Emmanuel Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Fitzjohn's Primary SchoolGood
#21Fleet Primary SchoolGood
#22Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23Hawley Primary SchoolGood
#24Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3Good
#25Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1Good
#26Kings Cross AcademyGood
#27Netley Primary SchoolGood
#28New End Primary SchoolGood
#29Primrose Hill SchoolGood
#30Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#31St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#32St Josephs Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#33St Luke's Church of England SchoolGood
#34St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#35St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#36West Hampstead Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £11,441 (2024-25)

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Ranked #14 of 38 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#12Christ Church School£11,908
#13St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School£11,720
#14Richard Cobden Primary School£11,441
#15St Luke's Church of England School£11,078
#16Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3£11,026

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Alban's Church of England Primary School£20,055
#2Netley Primary School£15,903
#3St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£13,938
#4Rhyl Community Primary School£13,914
#5Edith Neville Primary School£13,525
#6Abacus Belsize Primary School£13,335
#7Argyle Primary School£13,157
#8Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School£13,125
#9Kentish Town Church of England Primary School£12,915
#10Brecknock Primary School£12,113
#11St Josephs Catholic Primary School£12,008
#12Christ Church School£11,908
#13St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School£11,720
#14Richard Cobden Primary School£11,441
#15St Luke's Church of England School£11,078
#16Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3£11,026
#17Torriano Primary School£11,016
#18Primrose Hill School£10,915
#19Christopher Hatton Primary School£10,758
#20Kings Cross Academy£10,734
#21Gospel Oak Primary School£10,710
#22Fleet Primary School£10,449
#23Emmanuel Church of England Primary School£10,425
#24Fitzjohn's Primary School£10,254
#25Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1£10,075
#26Eleanor Palmer Primary School£9,947
#27Kingsgate Primary School£9,900
#28St Paul's Church of England Primary School£9,899
#29St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School£9,887
#30Hawley Primary School£9,839
#31Rosary Catholic Primary School£9,834
#32St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School£9,415
#33Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School£9,320
#34Brookfield Primary School£9,285
#35New End Primary School£9,044
#36West Hampstead Primary School£8,836
#37St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School£8,769
#38Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead£8,438

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