Beverley High SchoolCottingham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beverley High School and Cottingham High School are secondary schools.
Beverley High School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cottingham High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beverley High School is ahead on our composite score.
Beverley High School was judged Outstanding and Cottingham High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for Beverley High School and 45.2 for Cottingham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beverley High School (55.6 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Cottingham High School (44.9 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BeverleyBeverley High School | CottinghamCottingham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire Stronger figure | 11th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 827 | 869 | |
| Capacity | 950 | 1,411 | |
| Location | Beverley, HU17 9EX | Cottingham, HU16 5PX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 Stronger figure | 45.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.3% Stronger figure | 42.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.8% Stronger figure | 68.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.5% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.50 Stronger figure | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 147 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 48 | 28 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 27.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.5 Stronger figure | 29.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.3% Stronger figure | 12.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 827 | 869 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.4% | 24.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 9.6% | 16.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.2% Stronger figure | 27.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beverley High School
Cottingham High School
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