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Monkfield Park Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB23 5AX

Ages 4–11 · 399 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-09-09

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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 absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.1%
Enrolments in measure
383

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
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 fill95%

399 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
399
Boys / girls
200 / 199
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
399 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
15.3%
FSM pupils
61
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Annie Howell

Location

Address
School Lane, Cambourne
Postcode
CB23 5AX
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 399 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.3%.

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.

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

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    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM15.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Bourn CofE Primary Academy

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Caldecote Primary School

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.5%
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  • Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

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    • KS253%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM6.2%
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  • The Newton Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS250%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand0.88

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Annie Howell
Telephone
01954273377
Website
http://www.monkfieldpark.cambs.sch.uk

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