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Shirley Community Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB4 1TF

Ages 4–11 · 303 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-06

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)44%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
7.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
346

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

33

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
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 fill72%

303 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
303
Boys / girls
149 / 154
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
303 / 420 (72%)
Free school meals
41.6%
FSM pupils
126
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
Mr John Cattermole

Location

Address
Nuffield Road, Chesterton
Postcode
CB4 1TF
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 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 303 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 41.6%.

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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    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM38.7%
    • Demand0.94

    0.3 miles away

  • The Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS253%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM44.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Kings Hedges Primary School

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    • KS278%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM38.6%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Fen Ditton Primary School

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM36.1%
    • Demand0.84

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  • Milton Road Primary School

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.97

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  • The Galfrid School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM44.1%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Arbury Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

  • St Laurence Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM39.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Cattermole
Telephone
01223712252
Website
www.shirley.cambs.sch.uk

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