SCHOOL PROFILE

Hallgate Primary School Cottingham

Primary Community school URN 135078
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 February 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 329 303 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 157 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 172 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.2%
13.6 pts below England
School 11.2%
East Riding of Yorkshire 20.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.2%
15.1 pts below England
School 5.2%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.1%
270
African
4.3%
14
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
12
Unclassified
2.1%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
5
Any other White background
1.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.5% 41 of 329 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.5%
East Riding of Yorkshire 19.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 57.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 72.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 68.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.69 pts lower than England
School 4.53%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.34%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.69 pts lower than England
School 9.13%
East Riding of Yorkshire 12.56%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.01 pts lower than England
School 0.79%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.98%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

104.4% 16.3 pts above England
Hallgate Primary School Cottingham
104.4%
East Riding of Yorkshire
85.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information