Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughCobden Primary School & Community Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough and Cobden Primary School & Community Centre are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cobden Primary School & Community Centre scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough was judged Good and Cobden Primary School & Community Centre was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough and 45.0% for Cobden Primary School & Community Centre.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough (68.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cobden Primary School & Community Centre (36.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough versus Cobden Primary School & Community Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughSaint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughboroughCobden Primary School & Community CentreEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF28/100
Local ranking43rd of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure219th of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll200 375
Capacity210 420
LocationLoughborough, LE11 5AX Loughborough, LE11 1AF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure45.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census200 375
Free school meals (ever 6)19.5% 42.1%
English as an additional language42.5% 57.6%
SEN support14.5% 19.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% Stronger figure22.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough

Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

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