Cottenham Primary School
Community primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
KS2 RWM expected
61%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
75%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.4%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
79%
471 / 600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Cottenham Village College, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottenham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 860 | Good, 2023 |
| The Centre SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.4 mi | Special | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 425 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Northstowe Learning CommunityAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | All-through | 920 | Good, 2023 |
| The Martin Bacon AcademyFree schools special | 2.3 mi | Special | 152 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Primary | 408 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Hope Tree SchoolOther independent special | 2.5 mi | Special | 33 | - |
| Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Secondary | 1,446 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Histon Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery | 2.7 mi | Nursery | 99 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Oakington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.8 mi | Primary | 98 | Good, 2023 |
| The Cavendish SchoolFree schools special | 2.8 mi | Special | 128 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Pathfinder CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 471 | Good, 2024 |
| Willingham Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 364 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Hatton Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.1 mi | Primary | 380 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Waterbeach Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 521 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016) |
| Gretton SchoolOther independent special | 3.2 mi | Special | 172 | - |
| Milton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 270 | Good, 2023 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - CambridgeOther independent | 3.5 mi | Independent | 40 | - |
| Cambridge Regional CollegeFurther education | 3.6 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Girton Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2022 |
| Orchard Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 180 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| King's Hedges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.8 mi | Nursery | 31 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Kings Hedges Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 389 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2024 |
| The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2023 |
| Colleges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.2 mi | Nursery | 75 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Shirley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 303 | Good, 2024 |
| North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 687 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Arbury Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 380 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Mayfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 398 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Castle School, CambridgeCommunity special | 4.7 mi | Special | 233 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 173 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Over Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 196 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Milton Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| OA - CambridgeAcademy alternative provision converter | 4.7 mi | Alternative provision | 5 | Good, 2022 |
| Bar Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 229 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 1,126 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| University of Cambridge Primary SchoolFree schools | 4.8 mi | Primary | 660 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018) |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 59 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 453 | - |
| Robert Arkenstall Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 269 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| Fen Ditton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 119 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016, previous school) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income8
Employment9
Education and skills9
Health10
Crime10
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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