The late MP's sister says the best tribute is "not merely to repeat her words but to live by them".
The 420-place primary will serve the new community being built to the north of Leicester.
The Run for Jo was set up a year after the MP was killed on her way to a constituency surgery in Birstall.
Sandra Major and Fazila Aswat were Cox's assistants at the time and said her legacy lives on.
Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater reflects a decade after her sister was murdered in Birstall.
Faye Hughes batch cooks meals in an attempt to get students eating a healthier diet.
Officers were called to the building society in Birstall early on Wednesday morning.
The event at Watermead Park in May will cost the club more than £1,500 to stage after the theft.
Sixteen cultural venues in Yorkshire and the Humber will receive a share of the funding.
