Rhyl Community Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Rhyl Primary School creates a nurturing, stimulating environment where children are taught to believe in themselves. The school excels at engaging parents to support learning at home, and provides a wide range of enrichment opportunities including an outdoor classroom. Teachers maintain high standards for presentation and handwriting while helping all pupils, particularly girls and those learning English, to make good progress.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership team with high expectations that has improved teaching quality and rigour in reviewing progress
- Excellent early years provision with engaging classrooms and children making strong progress from low starting points
- Effective work with parents and families, including support for reading, writing and phonics at home
- Improved achievement for girls through the 'raising aspirations programme'
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with robust staff checks and clear referral processes
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough pupils reaching greater depth standards in reading, writing and mathematics across all year groups
- Phonics achievement below national average, particularly for disadvantaged pupils in Year 1 and Year 2
- Overall pupil attendance remains below national average, especially for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with detailed records, robust staff checks meeting statutory requirements, and strong partnerships with other agencies including counsellors.
Extracurricular Activities
Outdoor classroom, raising aspirations programme
Rhyl Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has improved teaching quality and parent engagement since the headteacher's appointment in 2014. The school has successfully addressed previous areas for improvement and maintains high expectations for all pupils.
At a Glance
66.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 70%. Maths has declined from 87% to 79%. Writing has declined from 80% to 75%.
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
19.2
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
375 pupils
459 capacity
84 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Camden
Places available
1,458
Applications
1,366
Got 1st preference
80.2%
Got preferred school
94.9%
Primary admissions across Camden (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.94011%
Overall absence
27.70701%
Persistent absence
314
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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