Govt. Upper Primary School Kottathara
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Kottathara |
| Address | Kottathara, Sholayur, Agali, Palakkad, Kerala |
| Location | Sholayur |
| City | Palakkad |
| District | Palakkad |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 678581 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Agali |
Govt. Upper Primary School Kottathara is located in Kottathara, Sholayur, Agali, Palakkad, Kerala and was established 34 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. It is located in Mannarkkade assembly constituency. The language used to teach students is Malyalam but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 71 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 154 Students |
| Total Students | 225 Students |
| Total Teachers | 14 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 16:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 19:1 |
The institution has strength of around three hundred students being taught by around 14 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 16 students per teacher. Thirteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Contract basis. Six teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification nine teachers are Below Graduate and rest five are Graduate. Eleven teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 19:1, means on an average nineteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 71 students in class I to V and 154 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca but broken boundary walls. The school has total twelve clasrooms and four other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has six laptops, five desktops and two printers in its premises. There is library for students. There are one boys toilet and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.