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Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE11 1AF

Ages 4–11 · 400 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.1%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
363

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

400 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
400
Boys / girls
206 / 194
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
400 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
40.6%
FSM pupils
144
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Bradgate Education Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Litchfield

Location

Address
Cobden Street
Postcode
LE11 1AF
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 400 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 40.6%.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Primary schools in Loughborough
38
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE11
29
Primary in LE11
14
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LoughboroughNear LE11

  • Rendell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 1LL · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • Lift Beacon

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 2NF · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Mountfields Lodge School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 3GE · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand0.90

    0.9 miles away

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 2BG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Thorpe Acre Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.6%
    • Demand0.84

    1.5 miles away

  • Robert Bakewell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 5UJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand0.95

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Litchfield
Telephone
01509263485
Website
https://www.cobden.bepschools.org/

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