Cottenham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 16 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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