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Cottingley Village Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cottingley Moor Road, Cottingley, Bingley BD16 1SY · cottingleyvillageacademy.co.uk · 01274 567545
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.50 mi
- 7.24 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 28 over 420 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 43.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.50 mi (7.24 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.50 mi7.24 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107252)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cottingley Village Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107252), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107252)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107252)
Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107252)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 86
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (20%) with SEND