Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114567
- Address
- The Upper Drive, BN3 6NB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 435 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 44.8%
Other White 17.5%
Mixed 13.5%
Other 11%
Irish 4.8%
African 4.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
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
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 26 34 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 63 40 23 |
| Year 4 | 64 37 27 |
| Year 5 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 6 | 64 34 30 |