Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
Academy converter in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 400 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 40.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Leicestershire |
| Address | Cobden Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1AF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.cobden.bepschools.org/ |
| Telephone | 01509263485 |
| URN | 139366 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 January 2025, published 3 March 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| 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 effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 July 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Rendell Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Lift Beacon (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Mountfields Lodge School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Thorpe Acre Infant School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Robert Bakewell Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.