Cottingham High SchoolNewland School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cottingham High School and Newland School for Girls are secondary schools.
Cottingham High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Newland School for Girls scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Cottingham High School was judged the expected standard and Newland School for Girls was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Cottingham High School and 44.2 for Newland School for Girls.
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 Newland School for Girls (47.9 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CottinghamCottingham High School | HullNewland School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire | 5th of 13 in Hull | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 869 | 672 | |
| Capacity | 1,411 | 750 | |
| Location | Cottingham, HU16 5PX | Hull, HU6 7RU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 Stronger figure | 44.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.2% Stronger figure | 39.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.7% Stronger figure | 58.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.8% | 60.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.69 | 4.06 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 136 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 28 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 869 | 672 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.0% | 43.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 43.9% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 19.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 0.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 8.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% | 24.8% 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
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
Newland School for Girls
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