Morley Memorial Primary School, Cambridge

In its own words: "We are committed to providing a rich and engaging creative curriculum and excellent teaching which challenges and inspires all of our children. We believe the role of every adult in school is to contribute to raising achievement, enabling all children to achieve the highest standards and make excellent progress."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Morley Memorial Primary School is a happy, inclusive school located in Cambridge. We are a successful school with values at the heart of what we do and a mission to make learning truly irresistible. Visits to the school are both welcomed and encouraged, especially if you are considering applying for a school place for your child."

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

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Morley Memorial Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% 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 (79% in reading, 74% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Morley Memorial Primary School as their first choice and 136 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 Morley Memorial Primary School are Ridgefield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); Queen Edith Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); Queen Emma Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); and St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (1 mile, Good, 83% reading, 62% maths).

Morley Memorial Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

43.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Mixed (20%) and Asian (8%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 7 (1.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Morley Memorial Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 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 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coleridge Road (opposite), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Morley Memorial 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 333 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and bicycle theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Morley Memorial Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Morley Memorial Primary School are Coleridge Community College (0.5 miles), St Bede's Inter-Church School (0.8 miles), The Netherhall School (0.9 miles) and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (0.9 miles).