Cottingham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.928 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Cottingham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cottingham Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.928 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 20 offers; all 20 went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.928 miles away, 11th longest of 25 North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- At 28.6 pupils per teacher, the school is above the middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Berryfield Road, (Near Corby), Market Harborough, LE16 8XB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 146 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Cottingham Church of England Primary is a happy and caring school with a strong sense of community.”
- “As one pupil shared: ‘There is always something different or fun happening here.”
- “It wants all pupils to achieve well and to make good progress.”
To improve
- “The key stage 2 reading curriculum is in the process of being improved.”
- “The school has recognised that, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the precise content that pupils are expected to know and remember.”
- “This means that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Beanfield Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Studfall Junior Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Wilbarston Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Studfall Infant Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Danesholme Junior Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Danesholme Infant Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published