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Melbourn Primary School

Primary

South Cambridgeshire · Royston · SG8 6DB www.melbournprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
376
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Melbourn Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-1pp
63%56%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
376
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Mortlock Street, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6DB
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%79%40%69%3%72%24%74%66%106.0104.0104.022%376
2023/2463%5%81%29%66%10%71%22%76%71%106.0106.0105.021%393
2022/2360%0%82%44%69%0%69%38%78%75%108.0105.0106.0+2.70-1.70+0.7016%402
2018/1948%9%59%15%67%17%76%15%76%74%101.0103.0105.0-3.30-1.80-1.9011%358
2017/1849%7%60%26%79%12%60%14%84%67%103.0101.0103.0-1.40-1.10-2.608%352
2016/1758%3%74%24%74%3%82%18%87%76%104.0103.0103.0-0.50-2.40-1.308%313

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537617.722%8%22%4%9%
2023/2439321.521%9%21%5%10%
2022/2340222.016%7%23%5%8%
2021/2239429.412%7%21%7%19%
2020/2135522.213%6%20%
2018/1935823.911%3%16%4%7%
2017/1835227.18%4%13%4%10%
2016/1731325.98%4%12%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.