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Cottam Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston PR4 0NY · cottam.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 727053
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 308
- At capacity · 308 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 50 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cottam Primary School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 67
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (22%) with SEND