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The Bellbird Primary School

Primary

South Cambridgeshire · Cambridge · CB22 3GB www.thebellbird.cambs.sch.uk

Pupils
410
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Bellbird Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+17pp
79%60%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
21%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
410
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Link Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3GB
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
2024/2570%2%85%52%72%2%78%40%88%85%109.0106.0109.014%410
2023/2453%3%81%33%53%5%84%43%86%81%107.0107.0108.016%415
2022/2340%2%75%37%40%3%73%32%78%80%106.0104.0106.0+0.70-6.50-1.1015%420
2018/1975%21%75%36%82%21%82%46%86%86%105.0107.0112.0+0.50-0.40+1.8015%327
2017/1879%13%88%44%85%19%92%38%88%88%109.0108.0111.0+4.00+1.40+4.306%320
2016/1764%7%80%34%73%7%84%34%75%93%106.0107.0110.0+0.40-3.80+1.905%308

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
2024/2541021.514%14%16%3%8%
2023/2441522.216%15%15%4%9%
2022/2342021.915%16%17%5%10%
2021/2240221.812%15%17%6%15%
2020/2139122.213%16%15%
2018/1932722.915%15%14%4%5%
2017/1832022.26%19%12%4%9%
2016/1730819.25%16%13%4%7%

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