Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Loughborough, Leicestershire
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre is a primary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Cobden Street, Loughborough, LE11 1AF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 400 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Cobden Primary is a welcoming and friendly school where pupils are celebrated for their individuality.”
- “Pupils arrive at school with an eagerness to learn.”
- “The new school values are beginning to help pupils to be ‘resilient, proud, caring and ambitious’.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that there is more to do to ensure that expectations of behaviour are always made clear to pupils.”
- “However, pupils do not learn as well as they could in other areas.”
- “While pupils learn about important fundamental British values, their knowledge and understanding of these are limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 45% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Rendell Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Lift Beacon 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mountfields Lodge School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Thorpe Acre Infant School 1.5 mi Good
- Robert Bakewell Primary School 1.5 mi Good