Caldecote Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Highfields Road
Highfields Caldecote
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB23 7NX
Phone 01954210263
Reference Number 110603

Caldecote Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2016. Pupils enjoy attending, are engaged in their learning, and demonstrate strong social skills. The school fosters a welcoming environment, ensuring that all students, including those new to the school, feel part of the community. The commitment to high expectations in behavior and academic achievements is evident as pupils exhibit enthusiasm and motivation in their studies. Despite notable strengths in teaching methods and pupil engagement, the report identifies a need for clearer mapping of the curriculum progression in certain subjects. This may impact some teachers' ability to effectively build on prior knowledge, although much of the teaching is effective. Leaders are aware of this area for improvement and can enhance their curriculum planning to support teachers further, ensuring all pupils can make timely connections in their learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 195
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.26%
Girls: 49.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 23.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 14 29
2 11 16 27
3 11 14 25
4 15 14 29
5 15 15 30
6 15 18 33

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 56.4%
White, Other 11.8%
Chinese 7.7%
White & Asian 4.1%
Indian 4.1%
Asian, Other 3.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
African 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 04 Oct 2022
Date Report
04 Oct 2022 School inspection
13 Sep 2016 Short inspection
26 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2010 Curriculum and development visit
29 Apr 2009 Full inspection:
26 Apr 2006 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and engaged in their learning.
  • High expectations of behavior and academic achievements.
  • Effective teaching of phonics and reading.
  • Well-sequenced curriculum ensuring year-on-year progression.
  • Pupils develop confidence as fluent readers.
  • Good use of non-academic experiences for wider pupil development.
  • Effective safeguarding measures in place.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum progression is less clearly mapped in a few subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 107

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.1
Writing 2.3
Maths 0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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