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Cottam Primary School

Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY

Local ranking179th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

308

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
45.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
67.0%
Writing (Expected)
45.0%
Maths (Expected)
73.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
64.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
280
Boys
142 (51%)
Girls
138 (49%)
Capacity
308 (91% full)
SEND
15.0%
FSM Eligible
13.6%
EAL
8.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
12.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.9
Budget per Pupil
£5,903/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
  • Asian Indian: 1.8%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%

82.0%

White British

2.9%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

2.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
131720
UKPRN
10075532
Establishment No.
2838