Great Abington Primary School | Primary in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire | Ofsted & DfE

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

130

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

130

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

130

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCambridgeshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Great Abington Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

45%

-39pp

84%65%45%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

RWM higher standard

10%

-1pp

24%15%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

65%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

55%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

130

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

21%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

High Street, Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE

Local authority

Cambridgeshire

Website

http://www.greatabington.school/

Telephone

01223891362

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	45%	10%	65%	30%	55%	10%	60%	25%	80%	80%	102.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	22%	130
2023/24	84%	11%	89%	42%	89%	21%	89%	32%	79%	95%	107.0	106.0	110.0	—	—	—	20%	133
2022/23	76%	24%	90%	38%	81%	29%	76%	38%	81%	90%	107.0	106.0	109.0	+2.30	+2.40	+2.00	18%	136
2018/19	71%	5%	81%	14%	81%	19%	86%	33%	86%	81%	104.0	106.0	108.0	-1.30	+0.30	+1.20	7%	133
2017/18	76%	18%	88%	53%	88%	29%	82%	35%	88%	82%	110.0	108.0	110.0	+4.40	+2.20	+2.90	6%	133
2016/17	80%	15%	85%	45%	90%	15%	90%	45%	90%	90%	107.0	108.0	107.0	+3.10	+1.70	+4.00	7%	136

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	130	19.6	22%	15%	21%	5%	12%
2023/24	133	20.6	20%	18%	20%	5%	14%
2022/23	136	21.1	18%	20%	17%	4%	8%
2021/22	137	21.7	11%	19%	14%	5%	9%
2020/21	140	22.2	12%	19%	13%	—	—
2018/19	133	17.7	7%	23%	12%	3%	3%
2017/18	133	20.5	6%	18%	10%	3%	—
2016/17	136	20.5	7%	15%	12%	3%	—