Cobden Primary School & Community Centre: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 44 in 2021 to 35 in 2026, while places went from 44 to 35.
Across Leicestershire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Leicestershire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 126 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 85 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 38 | 69 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 52 | 50 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 42 | 39 | 63 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 55 | 50 | 78 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 51 | 50 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 54 | 51 | 93 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 49 | 44 | 75 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 53 | 47 | 76 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 45 | 43 | 60 | 1.0 | 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.