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Morley Memorial Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB1 7TX

Ages 4–11 · 371 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-03-19

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)68%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
350

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

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

43

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
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 fill88%

371 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
371
Boys / girls
185 / 186
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
371 / 420 (88%)
Free school meals
17.5%
FSM pupils
65
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
Ms Nikki Brown

Location

Address
Blinco Grove
Postcode
CB1 7TX
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 371 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.5%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB1
23
Primary in CB1
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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    • FSM21.5%
    • Demand1.34

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.94

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.97

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.75

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  • St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

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  • The Spinney Primary School

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  • Fawcett Primary School

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    • Demand0.88

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Nikki Brown
Telephone
01223508786
Website
www.morley.cambs.sch.uk

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