Waldorf Cambridge School, Fulbourn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Waldorf Cambridge offers a warm, respectful environment where children flourish creatively and socially. The early years provision is particularly strong, with calm routines and rich experiences that build confidence from the start. The school excels in creative subjects like art and music, and provides wonderful enrichment opportunities including sailing, climbing, outdoor learning and visits from inspiring professionals.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is warm and purposeful, with skilled staff building children's confidence through calm routines and rich experiences like storytelling and apple harvesting
- Subjects like art, music, handwork and woodwork are taught excellently, with knowledge built step by step and plenty of practice opportunities
- Personal development is strong, with a wide range of enrichment activities including careers education with visiting professionals, outdoor learning, and festivals that build resilience and creativity
- The school fosters a caring culture where staff feel valued and supported, and parents appreciate the genuine care and personalised touches like birthday verses in reports
Areas for Improvement
- Reading and writing support is inconsistent - pupils who struggle are not identified early enough and receive infrequent or poorly-matched help, affecting their progress across all subjects
- Support for pupils with special educational needs lacks consistency, with support plans that are often too broad and lacking precise strategies or progress measures
- Behaviour systems are not applied consistently by all staff, and incident recording varies, making it difficult to spot patterns or provide targeted support, especially for pupils with SEND
- Attendance concerns are not monitored or responded to promptly, with patterns of persistent absence not being addressed early enough
- Leadership oversight of curriculum delivery, behaviour management and SEND provision is less rigorous than monitoring of safer recruitment and health and safety
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Sailing, indoor climbing, outdoor learning, drama, festivals, careers education with visiting professionals (electricians, journalists, Paralympians)
Waldorf Cambridge School requires improvement overall, having declined from a Good rating at the previous inspection. While the school provides a caring, respectful atmosphere and strong early years provision, inconsistencies in reading and writing instruction, SEND support, behaviour management, and attendance monitoring are preventing it from meeting independent school standards.
Fees (2025)
Day fee
£4,904/term
£14,713/yr
Registration fee
£80
Deposit
£600
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
50 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
92 pupils
140 capacity
48 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Fulbourn
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Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
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