Duxford Church of England Community Primary School

Duxford Church of England Community Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school. Pupils thrive in a supportive and welcoming environment, demonstrating kindness and respect from an early age. The school successfully fosters a love of reading across all subject areas, fostering a positive learning atmosphere. However, while the overall curriculum is well-designed, areas for improvement have been identified, particularly in tailoring learning activities to better match the intended outcomes for some subjects and in supporting older pupils who struggle with reading.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate kindness and respect.
• Strong emphasis on reading throughout the curriculum.
• Well-supported pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Engaged pupils in positions of responsibility improve the school environment.
• Positive personal development and behaviour.
• Supportive senior leadership and staff welfare.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in support for older pupils struggling with reading.
• Some curriculum evaluations are ongoing, affecting learning activities' alignment with intended outcomes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Duxford Church of England Community Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at Duxford Church of England Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Duxford Church of England Community Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Duxford Church of England Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Duxford Church of England Community Primary School received £8,241 and spent £8,134 for each of its 143 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £38,000 (£269 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Duxford Church of England Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Duxford Church of England Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Duxford Church of England Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Duxford Church of England Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Duxford Church of England Community Primary School have?

Duxford Church of England Community Primary School has 143 pupils on roll.

What age range does Duxford Church of England Community Primary School cover?

Duxford Church of England Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Duxford Church of England Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Duxford Church of England Community Primary School?

Duxford Church of England Community Primary School is at St John's Street, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4RA.