Rhyl Community Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~299m)Possible (~427m)Unlikely (~555m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Don McGibbon
Pupils:375 / 459 capacity
LA:Camden
Phone:02074854899
Address:Rhyl Street, London, NW5 3HB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Overall

URN:100021
UKPRN:10077182
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Holborn and St Pancras
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-14ppMaths-8ppWriting-5pp

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

Getting There

Train Stations

Kentish Town West Rail Station
301m · 5 min walk
Kentish Town West Station (Entrance)
316m · 5 min walk
Kentish Town (Entrance)
749m · 12 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Chalk Farm Underground Station
439m · 7 min walk
Chalk Farm Station
465m · 8 min walk
Kentish Town Underground Station
740m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Malden Road (Stop KT)
140m · 2 min walk
Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town (Stop KW)
147m · 2 min walk
Queens Crescent (Stop KZ)
172m · 3 min walk
Harmood Street (Stop KQ)
238m · 4 min walk
Kentish Town West Station (Stop KR)
261m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

375 pupils

459 capacity

84 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Camden

Low demand0.94x oversubscription

Places available

1,458

Applications

1,366

Got 1st preference

80.2%

Got preferred school

94.9%

Primary admissions across Camden (2025/26)

Inspection History(109)

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Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.94011%

Overall absence

27.70701%

Persistent absence

314

Enrolments

Authorised5.60342%
Unauthorised2.33669%
Persistent (10%+)27.70701%
Severe (50%+)1.27389%

Absence trend

4.799%
18/19
7.20336%
20/21
8.55144%
21/22
7.98215%
22/23
7.1544%
23/24
7.94011%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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