Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

URN 139366·Primary·Academy converter·Bradgate Education Partnership·Compare

Flags

4

0 high

Overall absence at 8.1%In-year deficit of 3.6%Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,122.72

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-3.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

In-year deficit of 3.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 8.5 days.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)57.0%
Expected standard (writing)49.0%
Expected standard (maths)61.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.45.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

375

Capacity

420 (89%)

Free school meals

42.1%

English additional lang.

57.6%

Ethnicity

White British 31.5%Asian 38.5%Black 6.2%Mixed 9.8%Chinese 0.5%Other 5.3%

Age range: 411

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

18.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

20.8

Mean salary

£47,904

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

22.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

2024/25 · 364 pupils