Cosby Primary School is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Portland Street, Leicester

School Information

Address: Portland Street, Leicester, LE9 1TE
Website: http://www.cosby.school
Telephone: 01162863103
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Withers
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138528

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 237
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cosby Primary School
Portland Street , Cosby LE9 1TE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive , Whetstone LE8 6ZW 		4out of 4 1,403 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone
Wale Road , Whetstone LE8 6NJ 		2out of 4 2,268 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Greystoke Primary School
Thornton Drive , Narborough LE19 2GX 		3out of 4 2,272 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Queens Road , Blaby LE8 4EG 		1out of 4 2,659 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road , LE8 5PR 		- not rated 2,548 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brooke House Day School
Croft Road , Cosby LE9 1SE 		- not rated 984 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lodge Farm Education
Lodge Farm , Sutton In the Elms LE9 6RB 		- not rated 2,312 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Foxfields Academy
Hospital Lane , LE8 4FE 		- not rated 3,256 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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