Cottam Primary School

Preston · PR4 0NY

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 308 pupils, 12.3% FSM

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Cottam Primary School

General Information

Address: Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY – View on map
Phone: 01772727053
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kellie Rainford
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

308 pupils out of 308 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 38
% eligible for free school meals: 12.3%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Preston average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5% a year (Preston 13.4%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Lancashire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 3
Suspensions for bullying: 18 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lancashire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 45% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points below the Preston average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 54% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 54%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 67% · Writing 45% · Maths 73% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 64%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 33 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolPreston averageEngland↘ Falling Down 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points below the Preston average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 38th of 47 junior and primary schools in the area

=36St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston47%
=38Ashton Primary School45%
=38Cottam Primary School45%
#40The Roebuck School44%
#41St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy42%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School88%
=1The Olive School, Preston88%
#3Sherwood Primary School86%
#4Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School81%
=5Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School79%
=5Pool House Community Primary School79%
=5St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston79%
#8St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston78%
#9Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School77%
#10Brookfield Community Primary School76%
#11Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School75%
=12Queen's Drive Primary School74%
=12St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston74%
#14Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery73%
#15Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School72%
#16Ingol Community Primary School70%
#17Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School68%
#18St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh67%
=19Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School65%
=19Longsands Community Primary School65%
=19St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston65%
#22Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston64%
#23Harris Primary School63%
#24Deepdale Community Primary School62%
=25Kennington Primary School60%
=25Lea Community Primary School60%
=27Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery58%
=27St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston58%
#29St Stephen's CofE School55%
=30Fishwick Primary School53%
=30Preston Greenlands Community Primary School53%
#32Holme Slack Community Primary School52%
#33Catforth Primary School50%
#34Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School49%
#35Preston Grange Primary School48%
=36Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston47%
=36St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston47%
=38Ashton Primary School45%
=38Cottam Primary School45%
#40The Roebuck School44%
#41St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy42%
=42English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston41%
=42Fulwood and Cadley Primary School41%
#44Frenchwood Community Primary School39%
#45The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston36%
=46Eldon Primary School26%
=46Moor Nook Community Primary School26%

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5th of 23 primary schools in Preston for Ofsted rating

#3Brookfield Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Catforth Primary SchoolGood
#5Cottam Primary SchoolGood
#6English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#7Fishwick Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Brookfield Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Catforth Primary SchoolGood
#5Cottam Primary SchoolGood
#6English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#7Fishwick Primary SchoolGood
#8Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and NurseryGood
#9Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary SchoolGood
#11Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, PrestonGood
#12Kennington Primary SchoolGood
#13Lea Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Moor Nook Community Primary SchoolGood
#15Pool House Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#17St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#18St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#19St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#20St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, PrestonGood
#21St Stephen's CofE SchoolGood
#22Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Eldon Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,903 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

41st of 48 primary schools in Preston for spending per pupil

#39Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£5,944
#40Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School£5,913
#41Cottam Primary School£5,903
#42The Olive School, Preston£5,867
#43Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£5,781

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Fishwick Primary School£10,289
#2Moor Nook Community Primary School£8,532
#3Holme Slack Community Primary School£8,350
#4St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh£8,256
#5Pool House Community Primary School£8,134
#6Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery£8,058
#7Ingol Community Primary School£8,032
#8Lea Community Primary School£7,990
#9Brookfield Community Primary School£7,725
#10Preston Greenlands Community Primary School£7,629
#11Preston Grange Primary School£7,571
#12Ashton Primary School£7,339
#13Catforth Primary School£7,338
#14Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School£7,293
#15St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,281
#16The Roebuck School£7,265
#17St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,262
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,127
#19Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,022
#20Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School£6,858
#21Eldon Primary School£6,684
#22St Stephen's CofE School£6,619
#23English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,590
#24The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,509
#25Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,438
#26Frenchwood Community Primary School£6,414
#27Kennington Primary School£6,405
#28Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,371
#29Longsands Community Primary School£6,314
#30Sherwood Primary School£6,291
#31Deepdale Community Primary School£6,246
#32St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,241
#33Fulwood and Cadley Primary School£6,209
#34St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,209
#35St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy£6,187
#36Queen's Drive Primary School£6,159
#37Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery£6,122
#38Harris Primary School£6,098
#39Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£5,944
#40Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School£5,913
#41Cottam Primary School£5,903
#42The Olive School, Preston£5,867
#43Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£5,781
#44Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School£5,719
#45Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,693
#46St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,616
#47St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham£2,579
#48St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston£2,236

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