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Milton Road Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB4 2BD

Ages 5–11 · 424 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

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%+)7.9%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
134
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill101%

424 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
424
Boys / girls
218 / 206
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
424 / 420 (101%)
Free school meals
13.7%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Snape

Location

Address
Ascham Road
Postcode
CB4 2BD
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
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 community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 424 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.7%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB4
18
Primary in CB4
10
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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    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.94

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    • FSM37.3%
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    • Absence5.9%
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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM38.6%
    • Demand1.10

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Snape
Telephone
01223712333
Website
www.miltonroadschool.org.uk

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