SCHOOL PROFILE

Robert Arkenstall Primary School

Primary Community school URN 110635
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 269 269 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 143 53.2% of pupils
Male pupils 126 46.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.1%
7.7 pts below England
School 17.1%
East Cambridgeshire 18.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.2%
12.1 pts below England
School 8.2%
East Cambridgeshire 8.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.0%
2.0 pts above England
School 3.0%
East Cambridgeshire 2.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.8%
212
Gypsy / Roma
8.2%
22
Any other White background
4.1%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
4
Indian
1.1%
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 13.0% 35 of 269 pupils
7.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.0%
East Cambridgeshire 20.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.9% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 2.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 11
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Speech, language & communication 3

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

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
East Cambridgeshire 59.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.7%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
East Cambridgeshire 65.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

58.0%

14.0 pts below England

School 58.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.2%
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

6.18%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.03 pts lower than England
School 6.18%
East Cambridgeshire 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 14.29%
East Cambridgeshire 14.39%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 1.19%
East Cambridgeshire 2.04%
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

89.7% 1.5 pts above England
Robert Arkenstall Primary School
89.7%
East 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