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
- Website
- www.cottenhamprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 480 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 72.1%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 6.4%
Other 2.9%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 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 72%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cottenham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 67
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 64 28 36 |
| Year 1 | 78 45 33 |
| Year 2 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 3 | 64 35 29 |
| Year 4 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 5 | 72 40 32 |
| Year 6 | 77 38 39 |