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Meridian Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB23 7DD

Ages 4–11 · 180 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-09-24

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
178

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

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 fill60%

180 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
180
Boys / girls
83 / 97
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
180 / 300 (60%)
Free school meals
10%
FSM pupils
18
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
Miss Rebecca Snelling

Location

Address
Harbour Avenue, Comberton
Postcode
CB23 7DD
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 180 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB23
17
Primary in CB23
14
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 CB23

  • Barton CofE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7BD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand0.86

    1.5 miles away

  • Caldecote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7NX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 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

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rebecca Snelling
Telephone
01223262423
Website
http://www.meridianprimary.co.uk

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