Stapleford Community Primary School, Cambridge

In its own words: "Stapleford Community Primary School is a warm, welcoming and ambitious school where children are always at the heart of what we do. Strong relationships - between children, staff, families and our wider community - create a nurturing environment where every child can flourish."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, ukulele, guitar and recorder.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5 per session.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Stapleford Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% 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 (93% in reading, 87% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Stapleford Community Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Stapleford Community Primary School are Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); The Bellbird Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 78% maths); The Icknield Primary School (1.8 miles, 76% reading, 69% maths); and Hauxton Primary School (2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths).

Stapleford Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Stapleford Community Primary School is one of 22 schools run by Anglian Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (19.5%) received SEN support and 6 (2.9%) 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.

Stapleford Community Primary School had 13 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 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Poplar Way (opposite), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stapleford Community 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 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

Stapleford Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.