Hallgate Primary School Cottingham

Hallgate Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas including education quality, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school has a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where pupils enjoy learning and take pride in their achievements. High expectations for behaviour and a strong focus on personal development are evident, with various leadership opportunities for pupils and strong community ties. This inspection marked the school's first routine assessment following the COVID-19 pandemic, and it demonstrated that the school has maintained a good standard of education during this challenging period.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between adults and pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour.
• Effective early reading program with strong phonics support.
• Well-sequenced and engaging curriculum.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively.
• Active engagement in a variety of enrichment activities.
• Effective communication with parents regarding attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, checks on pupils' knowledge are not as effective as needed, leading to gaps in understanding.
• Improvement plans for a small number of subjects are not fully developed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hallgate Primary School Cottingham attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Hallgate Primary School Cottingham were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hallgate Primary School Cottingham had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.1% of pupils at Hallgate Primary School Cottingham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hallgate Primary School Cottingham received £6,343 and spent £6,571 for each of its 316 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £181,000 (-£574 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hallgate Primary School Cottingham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hallgate Primary School Cottingham is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Hallgate Primary School Cottingham last inspected by Ofsted?

Hallgate Primary School Cottingham was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Hallgate Primary School Cottingham have?

Hallgate Primary School Cottingham has 329 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hallgate Primary School Cottingham cover?

Hallgate Primary School Cottingham for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hallgate Primary School Cottingham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hallgate Primary School Cottingham?

Hallgate Primary School Cottingham is at Hallgate Primary School, Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4DD.