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Cosby Primary School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE9 1TE

Ages 3–11 · 326 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)76%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
254

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

20

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
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 fill116%

326 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
326
Boys / girls
168 / 158
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
326 / 280 (116%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Success Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Townsend

Location

Address
Portland Street, Cosby
Postcode
LE9 1TE
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 326 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE9
26
Primary in LE9
18
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.

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  • Badgerbrook Primary School

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    • FSM9.8%

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  • Greystoke Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Leicester · LE19 2GX · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Red Hill Field Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS259%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Leicester · LE8 4FE · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Enderby Danemill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Croft Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    • KS261%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Townsend
Telephone
01162863103
Website
http://www.cosby.school

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