SCHOOL PROFILE

Colville Primary School

Primary Community school URN 110665
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management 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 221 205 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 113 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 108 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.9%
0.1 pts above England
School 24.9%
Cambridge 16.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.9%
23.6 pts above England
School 43.9%
Cambridge 23.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cambridge 0.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
29.4%
65
Indian
18.6%
41
Any other White background
10.9%
24
Any other Asian background
10.0%
22
Any other ethnic group
8.1%
18
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
14
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 24.4% 54 of 221 pupils
3.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Cambridge 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.8% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 8.6% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 20
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Hearing impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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%
Cambridge 61.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Cambridge 76.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Cambridge 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Cambridge 74.6%
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

5.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 5.58%
Cambridge 5.93%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.17 pts lower than England
School 14.65%
Cambridge 14.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.51%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 0.51%
Cambridge 2.00%
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

105.2% 17.1 pts above England
Colville Primary School
105.2%
Cambridge
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