# Cottam Primary School

Cottam 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.

Primary school. Code E131720. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 308
- Council: Preston
- URN: 131720

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-ingol-preston-e151967): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed
- [Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-neelds-endowed-church-of-england-primary-school-e119567): 970 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ingol Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ingol-community-primary-school-e119239): 1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pool House Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pool-house-community-primary-school-e119332): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-primary-school-e119238): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton Community Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-community-science-college-e119707): 1.5 km. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131720)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131720)

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