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The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Cambourne · CB23 6DY

Ages 4–11 · 366 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-12-18

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)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
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 absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
368

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
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 fill87%

366 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
366
Boys / girls
176 / 190
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
366 / 420 (87%)
Free school meals
15.8%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Peter Hynes

Location

Address
The Vines, Upper Cambourne
Postcode
CB23 6DY
Town
Cambourne
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, 366 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.8%. Religious character: Church of England/Methodist. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Cambourne
1
Primary schools in Cambourne
1
Academies among open schools in Cambourne
0% (0)
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.

Compare with theseAll in CambourneNear CB23

  • Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Great Cambourne · CB23 6DZ · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Monkfield Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 5AX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Caldecote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7NX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Bourn CofE Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 2SP · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Peter Hynes
Telephone
01954719630
Website
www.thevine.cambs.sch.uk/

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