Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement

Cobden Street, Loughborough, LE11 1AFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Cobden Primary School & Community Centre is a primary school in Loughborough for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. It ranks 34th of 34 primary schools in Loughborough. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 3 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

51 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths45%

45%, 17 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score101

101, 5 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

400 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals36.5%

36.5%, 10 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language63.8%

63.8%, 42.2 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support18%

18%, 3.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.5%

4.5%, 1.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Fairfield Prep School	0.3 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published
Rendell Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	79% met the expected standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	58% met the expected standard
Loughborough Church of England Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	75% met the expected standard
Lift Beacon	0.8 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	81% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Litchfield
Phone: 01509263485
Website: cobden.bepschools.org (opens in a new tab)
Address: Cobden Street, Loughborough, LE11 1AF
Local authority: Leicestershire
URN: 139366

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.