Cosby Primary School

Blaby · LE9 1TE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 326 pupils, 12.6% FSM

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Cosby Primary School

General Information

Address: Portland Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1TE – View on map
Phone: 01162863103
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lorna Townsend
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

326 pupils out of 280 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 41
% eligible for free school meals: 12.6%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Blaby average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.6% a year (Blaby 12.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 74% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points above the Blaby average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 76% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 76%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 39 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBlaby averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points above the Blaby average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: 8th of 26 junior and primary schools in the area

=6Badgerbrook Primary School76%
=6St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone76%
#8Cosby Primary School74%
=9Sharnford Church of England Primary School73%
=9Stafford Leys Community Primary School73%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1The Pastures Primary School93%
#2Kirby Muxloe Primary School82%
#3Fossebrook Primary School80%
#4Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy78%
#5Red Hill Field Primary School77%
=6Badgerbrook Primary School76%
=6St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone76%
#8Cosby Primary School74%
=9Sharnford Church of England Primary School73%
=9Stafford Leys Community Primary School73%
=11Enderby Danemill Primary School71%
=11Greystoke Primary School71%
#13Manorfield Church of England Primary School66%
=14Huncote Primary School65%
=14New Lubbesthorpe Primary School65%
=16Glen Hills Primary School64%
=16Greenfield Primary School64%
=16Thurlaston Church of England Primary School64%
#19Ravenhurst Primary School58%
#20Glenfield Primary School57%
#21All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote55%
#22Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School50%
#23Kingsway Primary School49%
#24Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School48%
#25Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School34%
#26Croft Church of England Primary School25%

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3rd of 17 primary schools in Blaby for Ofsted rating

#1All Saints Church of England Primary School, SapcoteGood
#2Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#3Cosby Primary SchoolGood
#4Enderby Danemill Primary SchoolGood
#5Glen Hills Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1All Saints Church of England Primary School, SapcoteGood
#2Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#3Cosby Primary SchoolGood
#4Enderby Danemill Primary SchoolGood
#5Glen Hills Primary SchoolGood
#6Glenfield Primary SchoolGood
#7Greenfield Primary SchoolGood
#8Greystoke Primary SchoolGood
#9Huncote Primary SchoolGood
#10Kingsway Primary SchoolGood
#11Manorfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12New Lubbesthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#13Red Hill Field Primary SchoolGood
#14St Peter's Church of England Primary School WhetstoneGood
#15The Hall SchoolGood
#16The Pastures Primary SchoolGood
#17Thurlaston Church of England Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,523 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

10th of 25 primary schools in Blaby for spending per pupil

#8Greystoke Primary School£6,740
#9Fossebrook Primary School£6,548
#10Cosby Primary School£6,523
#11Sharnford Church of England Primary School£6,446
#12St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone£6,363

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Croft Church of England Primary School£9,340
#2Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School£8,483
#3Greenfield Primary School£7,851
#4Thurlaston Church of England Primary School£7,158
#5Huncote Primary School£7,023
#6Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School£6,972
#7Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School£6,873
#8Greystoke Primary School£6,740
#9Fossebrook Primary School£6,548
#10Cosby Primary School£6,523
#11Sharnford Church of England Primary School£6,446
#12St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone£6,363
#13Red Hill Field Primary School£6,286
#14Glen Hills Primary School£6,237
#15New Lubbesthorpe Primary School£6,231
#16Enderby Danemill Primary School£6,120
#17Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy£6,105
#18Ravenhurst Primary School£6,040
#19Kingsway Primary School£6,013
#20The Pastures Primary School£5,960
#21Badgerbrook Primary School£5,857
#22All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote£5,836
#23Manorfield Church of England Primary School£5,429
#24Kirby Muxloe Primary School£5,353
#25Stafford Leys Community Primary School£5,189

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