Cottenham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 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
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 110604
- Address
- Lambs Lane, Cottenham, CB24 8TA
- Website
- www.cottenhamprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 481 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 72.1%
Other White 8.3%
Mixed 7.3%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Irish Traveller 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Indian 1.2%
African 1%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Cottenham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 71 45 26 |
| Year 1 | 56 31 25 |
| Year 2 | 63 34 29 |
| Year 3 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 4 | 72 40 32 |
| Year 5 | 76 41 35 |
| Year 6 | 79 35 44 |