OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
UTS CAMBRIDGE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
660
659 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
319
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
341
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.3 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Cambridge
16.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.0 pts
above England
School
45.3%
Cambridge
23.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cambridge
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
30.6%
202
White British
19.8%
131
Chinese
10.5%
69
Indian
7.4%
49
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
40
Any other Mixed background
5.9%
39
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
17.4%
115 of
660 pupils
3.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 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
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Cambridge
76.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Cambridge
67.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
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
3.60%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.62 pts
lower than
England
School
3.60%
Cambridge
5.93%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.22 pts
lower than
England
School
6.60%
Cambridge
14.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.09 pts
lower than
England
School
0.71%
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
98.7%
10.5 pts
above England
University of Cambridge Primary School
98.7%
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.