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Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Cambridge · CB22 5EL

Ages 4–11 · 201 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.31 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

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

1.31 · Competitive

1st preferences

38

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
65
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 fill96%

201 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
201
Boys / girls
93 / 108
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
201 / 210 (96%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 aided school
Headteacher
Mr Christopher Grey

Location

Address
Church Street, Great Shelford
Postcode
CB22 5EL
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 201 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.5%. 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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    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS257%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand0.85

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  • Hauxton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS253%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand0.75

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.2%
    • Demand1.05

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  • Trumpington Meadows Primary School

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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM40.6%
    • Demand1.21

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  • Fawcett Primary School

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    • KS255%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand0.88

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  • The Bellbird Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS253%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Christopher Grey
Telephone
01223843107
Website
www.shelfordschool.org.uk/

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