Secondary school

Cottingham High School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • HU16 5PX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,728 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 53%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 35%35% · 2017/182018/19: top 37%2021/22: top 68%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 53%No exams

A-level results

#121 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 845.2 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.35/10 Middle+13.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths42.2% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%5/10 Middle+22.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.69 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.934/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.09 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.077/10 Above+15.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry27.41 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.12Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.2 · 183 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 46.8 · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 48.7 · 171 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 48.6 · 129 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 44.9 · 144 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 45.7 · 170 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 47.4 · 159 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 45.2 · 147 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.352.244.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 48% · 171 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 42% · 129 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 38% · 144 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 40% · 170 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 41.5% · 159 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 42.2% · 147 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%48%36%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.96 · 72 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 31.04 · 79 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 28.86 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 29.21 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 37.76 · 55 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 29.21 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 23.5 · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 27.41 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1237.7623.5No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
121 of 121 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st121121
2nd629
3rd422

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2016Ungraded visit
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2022Remains Good
  8. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026826
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.0%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)9.3%
Persistently absent pupils27.7%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

58.5% full · 1,411 places · 41 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.1
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 48.7
  • Leadership 5.9
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 21.7

Teachers 54.6 FTE · Whole workforce 85.7 · 100 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,037
Spend per pupil£7,239
Staff spend per pupil£6,124
Reserve per pupil£1,463
  • +£1,282,000revenue reserve
  • +£699,000in-year balance

Grants £8,015 · self-generated £22 · premises £151 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £9,521,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

159 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.8%
  • Education80.5%
  • Apprenticeship10.1%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained6.9%
  • Unknown1.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

48 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.7%
  • Education45.8%
  • Higher education37.5%
  • Apprenticeship18.8%
  • Employment27.1%
  • Not sustained4.2%
  • Unknown4.2%