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EnglandEast of EnglandCambridgeCB1 9PBThe Spinney Primary School
Primary

The Spinney Primary School

Primary

Cambridge · Cambridge · CB1 9PB http://www.spinney.cambs.sch.uk

Pupils
187
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio29.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Spinney Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+1pp
90%79%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
31%
+10pp
31%26%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
62%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
34%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
62%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
187
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
44%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Hayster Drive, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9PB
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
2024/2569%31%79%62%79%34%79%48%90%86%110.0108.0112.018%187
2023/2468%21%86%46%82%36%86%46%89%89%107.0108.0111.020%205
2022/2383%23%97%70%87%33%90%47%100%97%112.0108.0112.0+5.50+2.90+3.2016%207
2018/1983%20%90%50%93%27%87%53%97%83%111.0109.0109.0+3.80+0.80+2.806%211
2017/1890%21%90%69%90%28%93%62%93%97%110.0111.0112.0+2.90-0.40+3.405%211
2016/1786%14%90%34%93%17%97%52%100%93%108.0109.0110.0+3.60+1.40+4.207%210

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
2024/2518723.418%44%8%4%10%
2023/2420522.820%44%7%5%11%
2022/2320726.516%47%8%5%9%
2021/2220722.511%55%6%6%10%
2020/2120623.810%55%7%
2018/1921123.66%47%3%2%3%
2017/1821123.85%46%3%3%3%
2016/1721022.77%39%5%3%3%

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