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Duxford Church of England Community Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Cambridge · CB22 4RA

Ages 4–11 · 143 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

25%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-06-27

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)25%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
162

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill60%

143 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
143
Boys / girls
82 / 61
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
143 / 240 (60%)
Free school meals
15.4%
FSM pupils
22
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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
Mrs Laura Johnston Miss Sarah Medley

Location

Address
St John's Street, Duxford
Postcode
CB22 4RA
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 143 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.4%. 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 CB22
13
Primary in CB22
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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    • KS253%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand0.86

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  • The Icknield Primary School

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    • KS271%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.95

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Johnston Miss Sarah Medley
Telephone
01223712108
Website
www.duxford.cambs.sch.uk

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