Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School, Cambridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for your interest in our wonderful school! I am exceptionally proud to lead this unique, welcoming and happy school. We are blessed to have created and nurtured a very special, supportive and close community, where all members of the school community are valued: children, parents, staff and governors."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 1.30pm, an admissions event on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 1.30pm and an admissions event on Friday 20 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School are Stapleford Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Hauxton Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths); Trumpington Park Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); and Trumpington Meadows Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths).

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (16.9%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School had 15 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 Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peacocks (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) 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 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.