Cotton End Forest School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 109446
- Address
- High Road, Cotton End, MK45 3AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 418 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 3.1% |
| African | 5.7% |
| Other White | 6.7% |
| Mixed | 18.1% |
| White British | 59.6% |
| Unclassified | 1.9% |
| Caribbean | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 1% |
| Other Black | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 77% |
| Local authority average | 57% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 3% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 107 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 106 |
| Local authority average | 103 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Cotton End Forest School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 12 4 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 34 18 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 33 26 |
| Year 1 | 53 27 26 |
| Year 2 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 56 34 22 |
| Year 5 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |