SCHOOL PROFILE

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110831
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 201 201 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 108 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 93 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.5%
16.3 pts below England
School 8.5%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.0%
13.3 pts below England
School 7.0%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.2%
131
Any other White background
13.9%
28
White and Asian
6.0%
12
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
8
Any other Asian background
2.0%
4
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
4
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 19.9% 40 of 201 pupils
0.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.9%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.9% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Speech, language & communication 7
Other difficulty or disability 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
South Cambridgeshire 58.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
South Cambridgeshire 73.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
South Cambridgeshire 68.3%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

4.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.16 pts lower than England
School 4.06%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.91%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.91 pts lower than England
School 7.91%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

95.7% 7.5 pts above England
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School
95.7%
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