Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #201 in Leeds public Top 95% UK

Cobden Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Paula Head

location_onLeeds, LS12 5LA

language Visit Website phone 1132798079

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

233

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Expected Standard

37%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Cobden Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cobden Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #201 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #12,869 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 62%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing44% LA 71%

Maths59% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.3

-4.1 to 0.7

-2.5

Write

LA 0.6

-4.8 to -0.3

0.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading52% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-3.3 to 1.2

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 0.0

0.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%

Reading61% LA 72%

Writing64% LA 74%

Maths64% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.6

-0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 1.3

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2022

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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19 April 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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17 November 2010

Inspection Report

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18 June 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-07-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2022-11-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-06-18

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.4%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 208 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	11	5.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	17	8.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	11	4.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	12	5.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	9	4.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	237	5	2.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 44 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

66.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

83.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

42.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree33%

agree42%

disagree25%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree67%

agree17%

disagree17%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree25%

agree17%

disagree17%

strongly disagree17%

not applicable25%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree25%

agree58%

disagree8%

don't know8%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree50%

agree25%

disagree17%

strongly disagree8%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree58%

agree8%

disagree33%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree42%

agree50%

don't know8%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree25%

agree50%

strongly disagree8%

don't know17%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree33%

agree33%

disagree25%

strongly disagree8%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes67%

no33%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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