Cobden Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jul 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 107963
- Address
- Cobden Road, Farnley, LS12 5LA
- Website
- www.cobden.leeds.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 208 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50%
- Persistent absence
- 37.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 35.6%
White British 69.7%
Mixed 11.5%
African 7.7%
Other White 4.8%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingBelow average-2.5
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cobden Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 2 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 3 7 |
| Reception, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 11 2 9 |
| Year 1 | 27 9 18 |
| Year 2 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 3 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 4 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 5 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 6 | 28 19 9 |