Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Cambridge

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 56% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Bewick Bridge Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Colville Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); The Spinney Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Queen Emma Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

48% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Asian (28%) and Mixed (10%).

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Andrew's Church (sw-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 123 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are St Bede's Inter-Church School (0.6 miles), The Netherhall School (0.9 miles) and Coleridge Community College (1.1 miles).