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EnglandEast of EnglandCambridgeCB3 9JFNewnham Croft Primary School
Primary

Newnham Croft Primary School

Primary

Cambridge · Cambridge · CB3 9JF www.newnhamcroft.cambs.sch.uk/

Pupils
222
cap. 226
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newnham Croft Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+10pp
81%76%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
19%
-5pp
28%19%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
65%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
222
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Chedworth Street, Cambridge, CB3 9JF
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
2024/2581%19%97%65%81%29%94%32%97%87%111.0108.0110.010%222
2023/2471%24%88%65%74%32%79%32%88%79%111.0107.0110.09%229
2022/2374%9%91%59%74%18%94%35%91%91%109.0107.0108.0+4.20+0.40+2.904%230
2018/1978%28%91%63%81%34%91%47%91%88%110.0109.0110.0+3.00-1.20+1.4010%233
2017/1880%17%93%60%90%40%80%23%93%97%111.0105.0112.0+4.30+1.40-1.808%231
2016/1759%28%83%45%76%34%79%34%90%90%107.0106.0107.0+0.80-1.60-1.507%237

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
2024/2522222.210%22%7%5%9%
2023/2422922.89%23%9%5%15%
2022/2323023.94%27%10%6%12%
2021/2222923.95%29%6%6%16%
2020/2121923.87%27%6%
2018/1923323.610%29%6%4%6%
2017/1823124.18%27%6%4%6%
2016/1723724.07%24%5%5%9%

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