Cottenham Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

Ely and East CambridgeshireConstituency

CB24 8TAPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cottenham Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 471 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

471

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 471
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
12 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.