Cottingham High SchoolWolfreton School and Sixth Form College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Cottingham High School and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College are secondary schools.

  • Cottingham High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cottingham High School was judged the expected standard and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Cottingham High School and 47.6 for Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cottingham High School (44.9 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College (48.1 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cottingham High School versus Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CottinghamCottingham High SchoolHullWolfreton School and Sixth Form CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking11th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire 7th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll869 1,373
Capacity1,411 1,685
LocationCottingham, HU16 5PX Hull, HU10 6HB
GCSE results
Attainment 845.2 47.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.2% 51.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.7% 72.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.8% 35.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.69 4.30 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort147 235
A-level results
A-level entries28 37
A-level average points27.4 30.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- C
Best 3 A-levels points29.6 34.8 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.5% 22.2% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census869 1,373
Free school meals (ever 6)24.0% 18.8%
English as an additional language4.6% 2.3%
SEN support16.9% 15.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence9.3% 6.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.7% 17.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College

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