My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
37%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The Cottesloe School
Foundation school — Secondary
LU7 0NY / 11–18 / None
45.4
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 45.4
- Progress 8
- 0.11
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 44.1%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 29.86
- Achieving AAB+
- 5%
91% of parents would recommend this school
262 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
34%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
44%Agree
46%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
8%Agree
9%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%Not applicable
71%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
22%Agree
51%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
40%Agree
22%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Not applicable
28%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
19%No
81%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 50 parents
Strongly agree
40%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
47%Agree
41%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
35%Agree
51%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
52%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
47%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
41%Agree
43%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
8%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%19.1% of pupils receive SEN support
19.1%
SEN support
5.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 5.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.6%
84.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 84.8%
61% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 84%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 61%
- Entered top-third university
- 18%
- Achieved a degree
- 65%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.4:1
- Overall absence
- 8.66%
- Persistent absence
- 21.67%
- English as additional language
- 2.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.7%
- White
- 92.9%
- Mixed
- 3.9%
- Asian
- 1.6%
- Black
- 1.7%
- Other
- 0.1%
White British90.4%
Other White1.9%
Irish0.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Other Mixed1.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
White & Asian0.7%
White & Black African0.2%
Indian0.6%
Pakistani0.5%
Chinese0.2%
Other Asian0.2%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.4%
African0.2%
Other Black0.1%