Cottam Primary School
Primary schoolCottam Primary School is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 308 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 45% of pupils at Cottam Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, PrestonPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed950 m
- Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Ingol Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Pool House Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Ashton Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Ashton Community Science CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Preston
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).