OFSTED
19 April 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
The City of Cambridge Education Foundation
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
205 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
111
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
94
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
below England
School
21.5%
Cambridge
16.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
above England
School
33.2%
Cambridge
23.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.3 pts
above England
School
7.3%
Cambridge
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.1%
74
Any other White background
25.9%
53
Any other ethnic group
8.8%
18
Bangladeshi
6.3%
13
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
10
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.2%
27 of
205 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Cambridge
76.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Cambridge
67.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
5.66%
Cambridge
5.93%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.11 pts
lower than
England
School
12.71%
Cambridge
14.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.15 pts
lower than
England
School
1.66%
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
97.6%
9.4 pts
above England
Ridgefield Primary School
97.6%
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.