SCHOOL PROFILE

Cosby Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 138528
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 116.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 326 326 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 158 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 168 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.6%
12.2 pts below England
School 12.6%
Blaby 18.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.5%
17.8 pts below England
School 2.5%
Blaby 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Blaby 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.3%
301
White and Asian
2.1%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
5
Any other White background
0.9%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 39 of 326 pupils
8.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
Blaby 20.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.9% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Blaby 62.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Blaby 77.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Blaby 73.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Blaby 73.6%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.93 pts lower than England
School 4.29%
Blaby 5.60%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.26 pts lower than England
School 8.56%
Blaby 12.67%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Blaby 1.84%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

116.4% 28.2 pts above England
Cosby Primary School
116.4%
Blaby
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information