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Harston and Newton Community Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB22 7PX

Ages 4–11 · 110 pupils · Cambridgeshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
100

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

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill88%

110 pupils · 125 places

Pupils on roll
110
Boys / girls
55 / 55
School capacity
125
Capacity fill
110 / 125 (88%)
Free school meals
18.2%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Siobhan Rouse

Location

Address
High Street, Harston
Postcode
CB22 7PX
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 110 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.2%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in CambridgeNear CB22

  • Harston and Newton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cambridge · CB22 7PX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM12.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Hauxton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB22 5HY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.1 miles away

  • Haslingfield Endowed Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 1JW · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.15

    1.4 miles away

  • Barrington CofE VC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB22 7RG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.93

    1.9 miles away

  • Foxton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB22 6RN · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM22.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Trumpington Meadows Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB2 9AY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM40.6%
    • Demand1.21

    2.3 miles away

  • Thriplow CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Royston · SG8 7RH · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Siobhan Rouse

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