Kings Hedges Primary School, Cambridge

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Kings Hedges Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 83% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Kings Hedges Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kings Hedges Primary School are The Grove Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); St Laurence Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths); Orchard Park Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 48% maths); and Arbury Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths).

Kings Hedges Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

169 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kings Hedges Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

38.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (9%).

Kings Hedges Primary School had 29 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 North Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Armitage Way (near), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 240 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kings Hedges Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kings Hedges Primary School are North Cambridge Academy (0.5 miles), Chesterton Community College (1.1 miles) and Impington Village College (1.2 miles).