Cobden Primary School

Cobden Road, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LA

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 August 2026 and continues as Cobden Primary School (URN 152460) (opened 1 September 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Serious weaknesses.

Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership & management: Inadequate
Early years: Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 37.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 63.0%
Writing (Expected): 44.0%
Maths (Expected): 59.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 48.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 27

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 208
Boys: 73 (42%)
Girls: 102 (58%)
Capacity: 210 (83% full)
SEND: 35.6%
FSM Eligible: 60.9%
EAL: 13.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.0%
SEN Support: 35.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.7
Budget per Pupil: £9,453/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 10.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 35.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 69.7%
Black African: 7.7%
White Other: 4.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.3%
Mixed White & Black African: 3.4%
Other: 2.9%
Mixed Other: 2.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%

69.7%

White British

7.7%

Black African

4.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

paula.head@cobden.leeds.sch.uk

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Cobden Road

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 107963
UKPRN: 10072252
Establishment No.: 2487

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