Bacon Garth Primary School
The Garth, Cottingham, HU16 5BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Fieldhouse & Vicki Robinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 117875
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482849521
About this school
Bacon Garth Primary School is a community primary school in Cottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bacon Garth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 76% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 90% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bacon Garth Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bacon Garth Primary School compares
Bacon Garth Primary School ranked 43rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3% | 26.5% | 235 | — |
| Westfield Primary School | 64% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Hallgate Primary School Cottingham | 59% | 4.5% | 14% | 329 | 0.4 miles |
| Croxby Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 23.5% | 367 | 1.0 miles |
| St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy | 59% | 6% | 48.3% | 233 | 1.3 miles |
| Wold Academy | 75% | 6% | 25.9% | 387 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.47%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistent absence
- 3.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cottingham
-
Hallgate Primary School Cottingham0.4 miles
Primary · Cottingham
-
Croxby Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wold Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Cottingham
Bacon Garth Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Cottingham.
Common questions
- What ages does Bacon Garth Primary School teach?
- Bacon Garth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bacon Garth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bacon Garth Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Fieldhouse & Vicki Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bacon Garth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bacon Garth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bacon Garth Primary School?
- Bacon Garth Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bacon Garth Primary School full?
- Bacon Garth Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 235 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bacon Garth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bacon Garth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bacon Garth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bacon Garth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bacon Garth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bacon Garth Primary School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Bacon Garth Primary School ranked 43rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bacon Garth Primary School's absence rate?
- Bacon Garth Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bacon Garth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bacon Garth Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.