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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR4 0NYCottam Primary School
Primary

Cottam Primary School

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR4 0NY www.cottam.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
280
cap. 308
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
280
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
280
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cottam Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
45%
-18pp
81%63%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
280
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2545%0%67%24%45%0%73%15%73%64%104.0102.0103.015%280
2023/2463%6%88%41%66%16%81%16%91%84%108.0104.0106.015%249
2022/2353%3%73%30%57%3%77%33%87%77%106.0105.0105.0+2.30-2.80+2.3014%210
2018/1981%6%90%42%87%16%84%16%84%90%107.0105.0108.0+3.20+1.00+0.5010%211
2017/1876%17%79%38%90%17%83%31%90%86%105.0106.0106.0+0.30+0.80+1.207%212
2016/1780%13%83%40%90%17%90%30%90%90%107.0107.0109.0+2.90+1.90+3.605%207

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528023.515%9%14%4%5%
2023/2424923.215%4%14%4%7%
2022/2321022.614%3%9%4%7%
2021/2221124.814%1%10%5%6%
2020/2121221.311%1%12%
2018/1921123.110%1%11%3%3%
2017/1821226.87%1%12%3%3%
2016/1720720.45%1%12%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.