Cotton End Forest School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 389 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.6%
- Girls
- 43.4%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 62.7%
Mixed 16.2%
Other White 6.4%
African 5.1%
Indian 3.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
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
School 41%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Cotton End Forest School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 40 24 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 25 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 3 | 54 32 22 |
| Year 4 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 5 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 6 | 22 17 5 |