SCHOOL PROFILE

Spring Meadow Infant School

Primary Community school URN 110760
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
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 143 143 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 64 44.8% of pupils
Male pupils 79 55.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.7%
17.9 pts above England
School 42.7%
East Cambridgeshire 18.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.2%
2.1 pts below England
School 18.2%
East Cambridgeshire 8.9%
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%
East Cambridgeshire 2.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.2%
89
Any other Mixed background
9.1%
13
Any other White background
8.4%
12
African
7.0%
10
Any other Asian background
3.5%
5
Indian
3.5%
5
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 46.9% 67 of 143 pupils
26.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 46.9%
East Cambridgeshire 20.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.1% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts above
EHC plans 23.8% 34 pupils
England 6.0% 17.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 35
No specialist assessment yet 16
Speech, language & communication 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Other difficulty or disability 4
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

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

6.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.29 pts higher than England
School 6.51%
East Cambridgeshire 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.98 pts higher than England
School 20.79%
East Cambridgeshire 14.39%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.99%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.81 pts lower than England
School 0.99%
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

79.4% 8.7 pts below England
Spring Meadow Infant School
79.4%
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