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Cottingham Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 146 pupils Market Harborough

Cottingham Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Market Harborough for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 146 pupils on roll. In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 28.6 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally. Places are in short supply, with 10 of the 30 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Berryfield Road
(Near Corby)
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 8XB
Phone 01536771391
Reference Number 142661

General Makeup

Number of pupils 146
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.95%
Girls: 52.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 11 20
2 10 10 20
3 9 11 20
4 10 10 20
5 7 13 20
6 15 13 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.7%
White, Other 3.4%
White & Asian 2.7%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Mixed, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 20 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
20 Mar 2024 School inspection
03 Oct 2018 Short inspection
05 Mar 2016 Academy conversion letter
26 Feb 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Cottingham Church of England School
03 Jul 2012 Full inspection:
07 Mar 2012 Monitoring visit
22 Nov 2011 Monitoring visit
29 Jun 2011 Monitoring visit
30 Mar 2011 Monitoring visit
14 Oct 2010 Full inspection:
12 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
10 May 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2
Writing 0.6
Maths -2.2

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Cottingham Church of England Primary School had 149 pupils for 140 places. That is 9 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Corby Primary” planning area

North Northamptonshire counted 912 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 868 in 2029–30, down 5%.

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 140140140140140140140140140
Pupils 128131124124131137137144149
Unfilled 8.6%6.4%11.4%11.4%6.4%2.1%2.1%0.0%0.0%

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 Cottingham Church of England Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.6%2.9%1.8%4.5%3.6%3.5%3.6%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.7%0.9%0.4%0.8%1.5%1.3%1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%1.6%0.0%0.0%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Cottingham Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.25.29.30.80.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 000000000

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 Cottingham Church of England Primary School had 28.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.912.112.013.512.312.011.612.917.613.9
Teachers who left state teaching 26.9%16.9%21.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%33.3%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 55.6%55.6%71.4%–50.0%66.7%66.7%50.0%16.7%–
Sick days per teacher 1.40.91.9–1.83.72.13.32.7–

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, 11.6% of pupils at Cottingham Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 7 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 0
Speech, language and communication needs 1 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 0
Physical disability 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 2024–25 Cottingham Church of England Primary School received £5,897 and spent £5,691 for each of its 149 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £158,000 (£1,063 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, income was £6,820 and spending £6,815 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £131,000£99,000£85,000£106,000£130,000£138,000£158,000
per pupil £1,107£754£647£791£962£989£1,063
In-year balance £154,000£14,000£45,000£38,000-£56,000£76,000£31,000
per pupil £1,301£106£341£284-£416£546£206

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Bringhurst Primary School
Great Easton Road, Bringhurst, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8RH
1.45 miles
Beanfield Primary School
Farmstead Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0LJ
1.71 miles
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Beanfield Avenue, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0AZ
1.76 miles
Woodnewton- A Learning Community
Rowlett Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2NU
1.83 miles
Studfall Junior Academy
Rowlett Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2BT
2.18 miles
Wilbarston Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Wilbarston, Culworth C of E School, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8QN
2.29 miles
Studfall Infant Academy
Rowlett Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2BP
2.4 miles
Danesholme Junior Academy
Motala Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9DT
2.44 miles
Danesholme Infant Academy
Motala Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9DT
2.47 miles
Kingswood Primary Academy
Southbrook, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9BE
2.49 miles
Hazel Leys Academy
Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0QF
2.49 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby
Patrick Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NT
2.7 miles
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School
Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1EE
2.72 miles
Exeter A Learning Community Academy
Brayford Avenue, Brayford Avenue, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8DL
3 miles
Rockingham Primary School
Rockingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1AJ
3.01 miles
Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families
Pen Green Lane, Corby, NN17 1BJ
3.07 miles
Corby Primary Academy
Butland Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8QA
3.16 miles
Oakley Vale Primary School
Cheltenham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8RH
3.4 miles
Corby Old Village Primary School
High Street, Corby Old Village Primary School, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1UU
3.46 miles
Gretton Primary Academy
Kirby Road, Gretton, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 3DB
4.25 miles
Name Distance
Red Kite Academy
Purbeck Drive, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0BX
1.59 miles
Lodge Park Academy
Shetland Way, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2JH
1.63 miles
Maplefields Academy
Tower Hill Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0TH
1.84 miles
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NS
2.08 miles
Corby Technical School
Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1TD
3.07 miles
Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LA
3.2 miles
Corby Business Academy
Academy Way, Gretton Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 5EB
4.96 miles

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How many pupils does Cottingham Church of England Primary School have?

Cottingham Church of England Primary School has 146 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cottingham Church of England Primary School cover?

Cottingham Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cottingham Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cottingham Church of England Primary School?

Cottingham Church of England Primary School is at Berryfield Road, (Near Corby), Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8XB.

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