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Cottenham Primary School

Primary

South Cambridgeshire · Cambridge · CB24 8TA www.cottenhamprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
480
cap. 600
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cottenham Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
-11pp
76%69%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
8%
-6pp
17%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
480
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TA
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
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
2024/2561%8%82%44%71%15%75%26%85%78%107.0105.0107.016%480
2023/2472%14%81%31%78%16%80%26%92%80%106.0105.0107.014%481
2022/2370%11%82%38%75%16%78%30%92%76%107.0106.0107.0-1.10-1.90-1.2016%479
2018/1976%17%77%34%90%34%80%33%85%78%106.0106.0108.0+0.50+2.10+0.108%536
2017/1870%17%84%45%88%27%78%35%87%85%108.0106.0108.0+2.00+1.50+1.408%565
2016/1771%18%85%51%81%25%78%32%84%87%109.0106.0110.0+4.20-0.10+1.208%557

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
2024/2548021.516%13%20%4%9%
2023/2448122.414%10%19%5%11%
2022/2347919.316%9%20%5%11%
2021/2248419.713%7%18%6%16%
2020/2150219.713%6%16%
2018/1953621.68%6%11%4%11%
2017/1856521.88%5%11%5%12%
2016/1755720.08%4%9%5%15%

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