Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX · East Riding of Yorkshire · secondary school
12th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 4.8/10 against 930 of them, against 5.0/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 42.2 · 46 | 30% | 1.38 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.09 · 57 | 25% | 1.41 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 45.2 · 47 | 10% | 0.47 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following an inspection in May 2026. In 2024/25, 42.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 45.2, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.09 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (4.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Camps International expeditions. Trips include Kenya, Disneyland Paris, The Black Forest, and skiing in the Italian Alps. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 869 pupils in a school with 1411 places, leaving 542 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their attainment to match the national median? What specific activities are included in the after-school club? How do the expeditions fit into the wider curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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