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Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Cambridge · CB1 9HH

Ages 3–11 · 177 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
149

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
33
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

177 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
177
Boys / girls
81 / 96
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
177 / 180 (98%)
Free school meals
23.2%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Ms Sally Haiselden

Location

Address
High Street, Cherry Hinton
Postcode
CB1 9HH
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 177 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 23.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB1
23
Primary in CB1
11
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM26.8%
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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.94

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  • St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

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    • Absence7.2%
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    • Demand0.81

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sally Haiselden
Telephone
01223568834
Website
http://cherryhinton.cambs.sch.uk

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