St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding, ensuring that pupils feel safe and supported. Early years education is strong, with children achieving well and being well-prepared for key stage 1. Leaders prioritize inclusion and have established a dedicated specialist team to support pupils with diverse needs, fostering partnerships with parents for better engagement. Despite these strengths, the school has faced challenges in overall pupil achievement, particularly for disadvantaged learners, as reflected in low test outcomes in writing and persistent attendance issues that need addressing.

Strengths

• Strong leadership team with clear priorities for improvement
• Effective early years provision preparing children well for school
• Prioritization of inclusion with a specialist support team
• Positive relationships between staff, parents, and pupils
• Well-structured personal development and wellbeing curriculum
• Commitment to improving teaching practices

Areas for Improvement

• Low attainment in national tests, particularly in writing
• Persistent absenteeism among some pupils
• Inconsistent support for pupils struggling with curriculum access
• Gaps in knowledge and understanding for some students

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 St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 2.6% of pupils at St Philip's CofE Aided 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 St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 47.1% 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, 18.7% of pupils at St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% 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 St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School received £8,957 and spent £9,181 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £14,000 (-£71 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 St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School have?

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School cover?

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 26% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School?

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School is at 2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DR.