Cottingham High School
Academy converter secondary school in Cottingham (East Riding of Yorkshire).
Attainment 8
38.6
▼ 7.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
29.8%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.7%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.7%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
30.0%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
59%
826 / 1,411 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected May 2026
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In East Riding of Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 9.3% | joint 1,133rd highest of 3,227 (10 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 17 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 3.8% | joint 1,023rd highest of 3,227 (4 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 17 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 11.5% | joint 671st highest of 3,226 (2 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 17 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 27.3 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.35% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 21.7% | joint 2,045th highest of 3,258 (6 schools have the same figure) | 10th highest of 17 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 22.9% | joint 723rd highest of 3,257 (11 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 17 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 19.5% | joint 595th highest of 3,257 (9 schools have the same figure) | joint 2nd highest of 17 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.4% | joint 1,612th highest of 3,257 (78 schools have the same figure) | 13th highest of 17 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 61.7 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 67 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 16.0 | joint 2,432nd highest of 3,200 (42 schools have the same figure) | 13th highest of 17 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.2 | joint 2,669th highest of 3,200 (48 schools have the same figure) | 11th highest of 17 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 30% | joint 135th highest of 3,205 (6 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 17 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 62.2% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 38.6 | joint 2,710th highest of 3,136 (4 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 17 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | +0.09 | joint 1,299th highest of 3,032 (20 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 17 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 51.6% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 29.8% | joint 2,670th highest of 3,136 (6 schools have the same figure) | 15th highest of 17 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,344 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 910 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 32.3% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 06/05/2026 (school year 2025/26): Report card (no overall grade)
- 23/05/2017 (school year 2016/17): Good
- 06/05/2015 (school year 2014/15): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence9.3% 2024/25
This school
5.1%
2016/17
4.5%
2017/18
4.4%
2018/19
4.1%
2020/21
8.8%
2021/22
8%
2022/23
7.8%
2023/24
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence3.8% 2024/25
This school
0.9%
2016/17
1%
2017/18
1.3%
2018/19
1%
2020/21
2.1%
2021/22
3%
2022/23
3.6%
2023/24
3.8%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once11.5% 2024/25
This school
2.3%
2017/18
1.9%
2018/19
2.5%
2019/20
4.7%
2020/21
4.7%
2021/22
11.9%
2022/23
8.9%
2023/24
11.5%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils27.3 2024/25
This school
3.7
2017/18
3.0
2018/19
3.1
2019/20
6.2
2020/21
7.9
2021/22
21.0
2022/23
21.8
2023/24
27.3
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.35% 2024/25
This school
0.23%
2017/18
0.22%
2018/19
0.21%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.10%
2021/22
0.20%
2022/23
0.65%
2023/24
0.35%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)21.7% 2025/26
This school
17.5%
2019/20
22%
2020/21
23.4%
2021/22
24.1%
2022/23
21.3%
2023/24
21.4%
2024/25
21.7%
2025/26
Any SEN22.9% 2025/26
This school
15.1%
2019/20
17.1%
2020/21
17.8%
2021/22
18.1%
2022/23
19.4%
2023/24
19.9%
2024/25
22.9%
2025/26
SEN support19.5% 2025/26
This school
13.5%
2019/20
15.1%
2020/21
15.5%
2021/22
15.7%
2022/23
16.1%
2023/24
16.9%
2024/25
19.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.4% 2025/26
This school
1.5%
2019/20
2%
2020/21
2.2%
2021/22
2.4%
2022/23
3.4%
2023/24
3%
2024/25
3.4%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)61.7 2024/25
This school
55.9
2017/18
52.6
2018/19
54.1
2019/20
52.1
2020/21
52.7
2021/22
57.2
2022/23
56.5
2023/24
61.7
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)67 2024/25
This school
61
2017/18
57
2018/19
60
2019/20
56
2020/21
57
2021/22
68
2022/23
63
2023/24
67
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.6 2024/25
This school
10.7
2017/18
12.3
2018/19
13.7
2019/20
10.1
2020/21
11.6
2021/22
14.6
2022/23
9.9
2023/24
9.6
2024/25
Pupils per teacher16.0 2024/25
This school
15.7
2017/18
17.4
2018/19
18.2
2019/20
18.7
2020/21
18.8
2021/22
17.7
2022/23
16.9
2023/24
16.0
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.2 2024/25
This school
10.7
2017/18
12.3
2018/19
12.6
2019/20
13.3
2020/21
13.0
2021/22
11.8
2022/23
11.6
2023/24
10.2
2024/25
Teacher turnover30% 2024/25
This school
12.5%
2017/18
9.9%
2018/19
5.4%
2019/20
3.8%
2020/21
11%
2021/22
19.2%
2022/23
13.8%
2023/24
30%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence62.2% 2024/25
This school
63.9%
2016/17
66.1%
2017/18
66.7%
2018/19
70.2%
2020/21
83.6%
2021/22
68.6%
2022/23
76.8%
2023/24
62.2%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)4.7 2024/25
This school
2.4
2016/17
2.4
2017/18
3.1
2018/19
4.3
2020/21
5.7
2021/22
4.9
2022/23
8.6
2023/24
4.7
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 838.6 2025/26
This school
46.8
2016/17
48.7
2017/18
48.6
2018/19
44.9
2021/22
45.7
2022/23
47.4
2023/24
45.2
2024/25
38.6
2025/26
Progress 8+0.09 2023/24
+0.13
2016/17
+0.22
2017/18
-0.05
2018/19
-0.47
2021/22
-0.40
2022/23
+0.09
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths51.6% 2025/26
This school
59%
2016/17
70%
2017/18
65%
2018/19
60%
2021/22
67.6%
2022/23
61%
2023/24
68.7%
2024/25
51.6%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths29.8% 2025/26
This school
36%
2016/17
48%
2017/18
42%
2018/19
38%
2021/22
40%
2022/23
41.5%
2023/24
42.2%
2024/25
29.8%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,344 2023/24
This school
1,415
2015/16
1,344
2016/17
1,344
2017/18
1,344
2018/19
1,411
2020/21
1,411
2021/22
1,344
2022/23
1,344
2023/24
Pupils910 2023/24
This school
1,047
2015/16
975
2016/17
874
2017/18
909
2018/19
959
2020/21
980
2021/22
971
2022/23
910
2023/24
Unfilled places32.3% 2023/24
This school
26%
2015/16
27.5%
2016/17
35%
2017/18
32.4%
2018/19
32%
2020/21
30.5%
2021/22
27.8%
2022/23
32.3%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | - | 4.1% | 8.8% | 8% | 7.8% | 9.3% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.9% | 1% | 1.3% | - | 1% | 2.1% | 3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 11.9% | 8.9% | 11.5% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 27.3 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.65% | 0.35% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 17.5% | 22% | 23.4% | 24.1% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 21.7% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 15.1% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 22.9% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 13.5% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 19.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5% | 2% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 3% | 3.4% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 67.3 | 62.3 | 55.9 | 52.6 | 54.1 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 57.2 | 56.5 | 61.7 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 75 | 70 | 61 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 68 | 63 | 67 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.0 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.2 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 22.7% | 23% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 9.9% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 11% | 19.2% | 13.8% | 30% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 62.8% | 65.9% | 63.9% | 66.1% | 66.7% | - | 70.2% | 83.6% | 68.6% | 76.8% | 62.2% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | - | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 4.7 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 46.8 | 48.7 | 48.6 | - | - | 44.9 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 45.2 | 38.6 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.13 | +0.22 | -0.05 | - | - | -0.47 | -0.40 | +0.09 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 59% | 70% | 65% | - | - | 60% | 67.6% | 61% | 68.7% | 51.6% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 36% | 48% | 42% | - | - | 38% | 40% | 41.5% | 42.2% | 29.8% |
| Places | 1,415 | 1,415 | 1,344 | 1,344 | 1,344 | - | 1,411 | 1,411 | 1,344 | 1,344 | - | - |
| Pupils | 1,100 | 1,047 | 975 | 874 | 909 | - | 959 | 980 | 971 | 910 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 22.3% | 26% | 27.5% | 35% | 32.4% | - | 32% | 30.5% | 27.8% | 32.3% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 65% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 68% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 11.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 80% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 21% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 10.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 23% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 30% | 2024/25 | Higher than 96% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.7 | 2024/25 | Higher than 43% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 21.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 38% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 22.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 78% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 49% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 28% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 826 | year not recorded | Higher than 30% of schools | 3,265 |
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