SCHOOL PROFILE

Trumpington Meadows Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 136802
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 June 2023
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 Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 244 244 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 127 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 117 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.6%
15.8 pts above England
School 40.6%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.9%
16.6 pts above England
School 36.9%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

10.7%
9.7 pts above England
School 10.7%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
34.0%
83
Any other White background
22.1%
54
White and Asian
7.0%
17
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
15
Any other Asian background
5.3%
13
African
4.9%
12
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 27.9% 68 of 244 pupils
7.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.9%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.0% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 10.2 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Other difficulty or disability 4
No specialist assessment yet 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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
South Cambridgeshire 58.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
South Cambridgeshire 73.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
South Cambridgeshire 68.3%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

6.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.18 pts higher than England
School 6.40%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.82%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.01 pts higher than England
School 19.82%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.36 pts lower than England
School 0.44%
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

90.4% 2.2 pts above England
Trumpington Meadows Primary School
90.4%
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