Bacon Garth Primary School, Cottingham
Bacon Garth Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Cottingham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 5 schools in Cottingham with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Riding of Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bacon Garth Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Bacon Garth Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 79% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bacon Garth Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Bacon Garth Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bacon Garth Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bacon Garth Primary School are Westfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Hallgate Primary School Cottingham (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 70% maths); Croxby Primary School (1 mile, Good, 88% reading, 83% maths); and St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths).
Bacon Garth Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Westfield Primary SchoolHallgate Primary School CottinghamCroxby Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy
Who goes there
7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cottingham South Street, 260 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 91 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bacon Garth Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bacon Garth Primary School are Cottingham High School (1 mile) and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College (1.6 miles).
Cottingham High SchoolWolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Leaders have established a curriculum that has increasing ambition for pupils. In subjects such as history, pupils learn well and produce work of good quality. They remember the most important knowledge that they need. This supports pupils well with their future study.
Adults help pupils to manage their own feelings and behaviour well. Pupils understand what adults expect of their behaviour and rise to these expectations. Pupils behave well and have highly positive attitudes to their learning. Adults teach pupils how to treat everyone with respect. Pupils live this out in their relationships with each other. Pupils' attendance is very high. They enjoy school and want to attend every day.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Children in early years get off to a rapid start with phonics and reading. Adults encourage children to use new vocabulary. This helps children to extend their talk and explain their thinking. However, the curriculum for reading does not provide some older pupils with the tuition that they need to practise the most important knowledge and skills. This means that some older pupils have gaps in their understanding. This hampers their ability to analyse and answer questions about the texts that they read.
In mathematics, children in early years secure their understanding of number and repeating patterns. This continues as pupils move through the school. They use and apply their prior learning in their mathematics lessons. Despite low outcomes in 2023, pupils access an appropriate curriculum and achieve well in mathematics.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
23.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bacon Garth Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bacon Garth Primary School.
- Hometime Breakfast and After-School Club - Westfield530m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bacon Garth Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bacon Garth Primary School is in East Riding of Yorkshire; for families living there:
Apply to East Riding of Yorkshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Riding of Yorkshire is 6 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bacon Garth Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cottingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cottingham
Across East Riding of Yorkshire council
Places available
3,776
Applications
2,819
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across East Riding of Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
235
Total Pupils
127
Boys
108
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,164
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,500
Per pupil
£1263k
Total funding
£82k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.0%
Overall absence
3.3%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bacon Garth Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bacon Garth Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bacon Garth Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bacon Garth Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Bacon Garth Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bacon Garth Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Bacon Garth Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bacon Garth Primary School is oversubscribed, East Riding of Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bacon Garth Primary School?
Bacon Garth Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bacon Garth Primary School?
Classes at Bacon Garth Primary School average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bacon Garth Primary School?
Bacon Garth Primary School has around 235 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bacon Garth Primary School?
3% of sessions were missed at Bacon Garth Primary School in 2024/25. 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bacon Garth Primary School?
Apply through East Riding of Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bacon Garth Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bacon Garth Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bacon Garth Primary School: Hometime Breakfast and After-School Club - Westfield (530m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Bacon Garth Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Riding of Yorkshire is 6 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bacon Garth Primary School?
Bacon Garth Primary School is at The Garth, Cottingham, HU16 5BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)