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Pathfinder CofE Primary School

Academy converter · Cambridge · CB24 3DS

Ages 2–11 · 471 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.7%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
361

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
86
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
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 fill79%

471 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
471
Boys / girls
249 / 222
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
471 / 600 (79%)
Free school meals
21.3%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Governance
Academy trust: GRACE SCHOOLS
Academy trust
GRACE SCHOOLS
Sponsor
Grace Schools
Headteacher
Ms Claire Eskelson

Location

Address
Pathfinder Way, Northstowe
Postcode
CB24 3DS
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 471 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 21.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB24
21
Primary in CB24
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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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Claire Eskelson
Telephone
01954584801
Website
pathfinder.demat.org.uk

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