St Pauls CofE VA Primary School, Cambridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, inclusive school where children from diverse backgrounds quickly feel they belong. Staff are caring and attentive, providing excellent support to help all pupils thrive. The school excels at identifying individual needs and providing the right support, while offering enriching activities that develop pupils' talents and interests.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave well, enjoy attending school regularly, and engage positively in lessons and social times
- Reading is a high priority and pupils who need extra help are quickly identified and supported
- Strong inclusion practices - leaders promptly identify needs of pupils with SEND and those speaking English as an additional language
- Improvements to mathematics teaching have boosted pupils' fluency and number knowledge
- Excellent personal development programme with enriching clubs, sports, and activities that all pupils benefit from
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards need attention - pupils struggle to apply their knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structures when writing extended pieces
- New English curriculum is in early stages and needs consistent implementation across all staff
- Some interactions between staff and early years children are variable - more work needed to consistently develop language and vocabulary
- Leaders should ensure plans to check the impact of staff training are properly implemented
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons and instrument learning, coding club, school newspaper production (The Epistle), visits to printing press, various clubs and sports
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils arrive eager to learn and feel they belong to a caring community. The school has strong attendance and behaviour, effective teaching in most subjects, and excellent pastoral support.
At a Glance
19.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 83%. Maths has declined from 78% to 62%. Writing has declined from 74% to 45%.
Class Sizes
21.7
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
152 pupils
210 capacity
58 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Cambridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cambridge
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
8,190
Applications
6,413
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(14)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
Annual funding per pupil, total budget, pupil premium grants, and how the school's resources compare to similar schools nationally.
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.94394%
Overall absence
16.32653%
Persistent absence
147
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
The Stephen Perse Foundation
St Mary's School
Sancton Wood School
Heritage School
The Leys School
Parkside Community College
Abbey College Cambridge
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School
Coleridge Community College
Trumpington Community College
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