Cottingham High SchoolBeverley Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cottingham High School and Beverley Grammar School are secondary schools.
Cottingham High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Beverley Grammar School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beverley Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Cottingham High School was judged the expected standard and Beverley Grammar School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Cottingham High School and 46.2 for Beverley Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cottingham High School (44.9 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beverley Grammar School (54.4 in 2021-22, 46.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CottinghamCottingham High School | BeverleyBeverley Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire | 4th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 869 | 802 | |
| Capacity | 1,411 | 920 | |
| Location | Cottingham, HU16 5PX | Beverley, HU17 8NF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 | 46.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.2% | 48.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.7% | 69.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.8% | 13.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.69 | 4.05 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 138 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 28 | 41 | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | 32.4 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.6 | 30.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.5% | 17.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 869 | 802 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.0% | 19.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 7.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% | 19.4% Stronger figure | 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.
Cottingham High School
Beverley Grammar School
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