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EnglandEast of EnglandCambridgeCB4 1TFShirley Community Primary School
Primary

Shirley Community Primary School

Primary

Cambridge · Cambridge · CB4 1TF www.shirley.cambs.sch.uk

Pupils
344
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
344
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
344
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Shirley Community Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
-1pp
58%51%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
8%
-1pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
51%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
344
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
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
2024/2543%8%61%27%51%8%63%24%65%67%104.0102.0104.029%344
2023/2444%9%53%18%53%11%49%13%78%64%101.0100.0103.024%348
2022/2350%5%65%30%52%5%68%30%78%67%105.0105.0107.0-0.80-3.60-1.0024%377
2018/1957%4%75%29%70%4%70%23%80%82%104.0104.0107.0+1.30-1.20+0.0032%390
2017/1858%2%62%9%68%6%64%11%79%60%101.0101.0103.0-1.50+0.30-0.8028%393
2016/1755%11%70%20%70%14%70%25%77%84%103.0105.0107.0+1.50+1.30+2.3022%409

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
2024/2534420.329%27%44%9%29%
2023/2434820.624%26%40%8%28%
2022/2337722.724%27%42%8%26%
2021/2237220.229%28%42%9%30%
2020/2136217.331%30%40%
2018/1939018.732%28%35%8%24%
2017/1839320.128%25%34%8%23%
2016/1740915.522%24%35%6%18%

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