Cobden Primary School & Community Centre, Loughborough

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Cobden Primary School & Community Centre reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 49% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Cobden Primary School & Community Centre as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cobden Primary School & Community Centre are Rendell Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 67% maths); Loughborough Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 92% reading, 83% maths); and Lift Beacon (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cobden Primary School & Community Centre.

Cobden Primary School & Community Centre is one of 19 schools run by Bradgate Education Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cobden Primary School & Community Centre (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (58%).

36.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), White British (28%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aumberry Gap (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cobden Primary School & Community Centre stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 398 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cobden Primary School & Community Centre issued 29 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cobden Primary School & Community Centre are Limehurst Academy (0.4 miles), De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (1.5 miles), Charnwood College (1.6 miles) and Woodbrook Vale School (1.7 miles).