SCHOOL PROFILE

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110840
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

18 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 16 January 2022
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 198 198 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 96 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Cambridge 16.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.5%
29.2 pts above England
School 49.5%
Cambridge 23.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Cambridge 0.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
42.9%
85
Unclassified
15.7%
31
Any other White background
11.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
15
Bangladeshi
5.1%
10
Indian
4.0%
8
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 19.2% 38 of 198 pupils
1.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.2%
Cambridge 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 0.5% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 11
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

26.0% 34.4 pts below England
School 26.0%
Cambridge 61.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Cambridge 76.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

34.0%

36.3 pts below England

School 34.0%
Cambridge 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
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

5.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.62 pts lower than England
School 5.60%
Cambridge 5.93%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts higher than England
School 16.02%
Cambridge 14.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.82 pts higher than England
School 5.63%
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

62.9% 25.3 pts below England
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
62.9%
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