Cobden Primary School, Leeds
Cobden Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cobden Primary School in detail
Cobden Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, running, yoga, ballet, choir, cooking, gardening, art and sewing.
Source: The school's own website
Results
Cobden Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107963), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Cobden Primary School
Across Leeds, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Leeds lodged 173 appeals against primary school offers; 107 reached a hearing and 16 succeeded (15% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cobden Primary School are Cobden Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 59% maths); Lawns Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 47% reading, 70% maths); Lower Wortley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); and Ryecroft Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths).
Cobden Primary SchoolLawns Park Primary SchoolLower Wortley Primary SchoolRyecroft Academy
The trust
Cobden Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cottingley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cobden Rd Whincover Road, 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cobden Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cobden Primary School are The Farnley Academy (0.4 miles) and Dixons Unity Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Cobden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Cobden Primary School (URN 107963), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022. See Cobden Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Cobden Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107963). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 59% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 48% to 44% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Cobden Primary School
Term dates
Cobden Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cobden Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cobden Primary School is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Cobden Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107963). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 13 | 54 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 15 | 49 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 24 | 74 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 24 | 69 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 22 | 71 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 24 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 30 | 29 | 70 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | 27 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 31 | 71 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 29 | 24 | 49 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,125
Applications
8,039
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Cobden Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107963). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
10.1%
Overall absence
35.0%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cobden Primary School
Questions parents ask about Cobden Primary School
Are there exam results for Cobden Primary School?
Cobden Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107963), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Cobden Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Cobden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Cobden Primary School (URN 107963), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Cobden Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Cobden Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Cobden Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Cobden Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Cobden Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cobden Primary School?
Cobden Primary School is at Cobden Road, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)