OFSTED
8 February 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
415
415 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
216
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Cambridge
16.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.4 pts
above England
School
55.7%
Cambridge
23.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Cambridge
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.7%
140
Any other White background
17.1%
71
Any other Mixed background
14.0%
58
White and Asian
5.5%
23
Any other Asian background
4.3%
18
White and Black African
3.9%
16
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%
72 of
415 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 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
70.0%
9.6 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
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Cambridge
67.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
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
3.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
lower than
England
School
3.85%
Cambridge
5.93%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.02%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.80 pts
lower than
England
School
9.02%
Cambridge
14.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
65.9%
22.3 pts
below England
Trumpington Park Primary School
65.9%
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.