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University of Cambridge Primary School

Free schools · Cambridge · CB3 0QZ

Ages 4–11 · 660 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-11

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)74%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
564

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

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

105

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

89

Total preferences (any rank)
176
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
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 fill99%

660 pupils · 669 places

Pupils on roll
660
Boys / girls
341 / 319
School capacity
669
Capacity fill
660 / 669 (99%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: UTS CAMBRIDGE
Academy trust
UTS CAMBRIDGE
Headteacher
Mr Robert Drane

Location

Address
Eddington Avenue
Postcode
CB3 0QZ
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 free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 660 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.5%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB3
6
Primary in CB3
3
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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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • KS282%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM37.3%
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    • KS271%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.8%
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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Milton Road Primary School

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    Ages 5–11

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

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  • St Laurence Catholic Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM39.8%
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  • Orchard Park Community Primary School

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    • KS241%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM37.0%
    • Demand0.95

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Drane
Telephone
01223792440
Website
universityprimaryschool.org.uk

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