SCHOOL PROFILE

Melbourn Primary School

Primary Community school URN 110614
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 September 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 18 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 357 357 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 178 49.9% of pupils
Male pupils 179 50.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.4%
13.9 pts below England
School 6.4%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.2%
3.2 pts above England
School 4.2%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.9%
296
Any other White background
6.7%
24
White and Asian
3.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
4
Caribbean
1.1%
4
African
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.3% 94 of 357 pupils
5.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.3%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 31
Speech, language & communication 23
Specific learning difficulty 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
South Cambridgeshire 58.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
South Cambridgeshire 73.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
South Cambridgeshire 68.3%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
South Cambridgeshire 72.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.30 pts lower than England
School 3.91%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.56 pts lower than England
School 9.25%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.30%
South Cambridgeshire 1.80%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.0% 3.2 pts below England
Melbourn Primary School
85.0%
South Cambridgeshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information