Cottingham High School
About the school
Cottingham High School is an open secondary school in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 24 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.2
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 44.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 42.20%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 42.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.70%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.80%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 37.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.69
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.41
AAB or better
- School
- 12.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
869
Girls
50.86%
Boys
49.14%
SEN support
16.92%
Education, health and care plan
2.99%
English as an additional language
4.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.00%
Overall absence
9.25
Persistent absence
27.74
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
170
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
64
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
56%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
19%