Cottingham High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Cottingham, Yorkshire and the Humber HU16 5PX · East Riding of Yorkshire
#169 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2016 of 4,090 nationally
About Cottingham High School
Cottingham High School is a academy secondary located in Cottingham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 826 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 49.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 169th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (66th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (16th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 826; capacity filled 58.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 68.7%; ebacc average points 3.69.
There are 6 schools in Cottingham; Cottingham High School ranks 3rd of 6 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)45.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)42.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)27.4
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)21.7%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Cottingham High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 826
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 21.7%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 58.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 45.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 42.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 68.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.69
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 27.4
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Cottingham High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Westfield Primary School
Cottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
450 students · 991 m away
Hallgate Primary School Cottingham
Cottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
329 students · 1.5 km away
Bacon Garth Primary School
Cottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
235 students · 1.6 km away
Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Cottingham · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
86 students · 2.0 km away
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
233 students · 2.9 km away
The Parks Primary Academy
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
355 students · 3.1 km away
Croxby Primary School
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
367 students · 3.1 km away
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School
Hull · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
420 students · 3.4 km away
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,381 students · 3.4 km away
Wold Academy
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
387 students · 3.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
827 students
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
824 students
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
829 students
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
823 students
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
818 students
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
818 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Cottingham High School a good school?
Cottingham High School has a Success Index (England) of 49.0 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #169 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Cottingham High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Cottingham High School ranks #169 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2016 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Cottingham High School?
Cottingham High School had 826 students in 2025.
Is Cottingham High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Cottingham High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Cottingham High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Cottingham High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.