Foundation school Secondary Open

The Cottesloe School

Aylesbury Road, Wing, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, LU7 0NY

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 November 2021). Last inspected 17 March 2026.

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1,141
Pupils
15.1%
Free school meals

About this school

The Cottesloe School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire. The school has 1,141 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 November 2021). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Simon Jones. The school is administered by Buckinghamshire local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Simon Jones
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Gender
Mixed
URN
110533

Admissions

Applications for places at The Cottesloe School are handled by the school or the local authority (Buckinghamshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

45.4
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.11
Progress 8 · 2023-24
44%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
68%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.03
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
49%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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