Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Christian
Address Kings Forest
Kings Cliffe
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE8 6XS
Phone 01780470259
Reference Number 122012

Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good standard across all assessed areas. Pupils show a positive attitude towards learning and participate actively in lessons, particularly excelling in English and mathematics. The school’s thematic approach to education engages students and helps to build their knowledge across subjects. However, some concerns have been noted, particularly in the early years, where the curriculum expectations may not always be sufficiently ambitious for all children. Furthermore, the understanding of British values among some pupils needs to be improved.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 220
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.27%
Girls: 47.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 12 22
2 18 9 27
3 18 11 29
4 9 21 30
5 14 16 30
6 16 9 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.3%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
African 1.4%
White, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Nov 2019
Date Report
11 Mar 2025 School inspection
06 Nov 2019 School inspection:
21 Nov 2018 Short inspection
18 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
07 Dec 2010 Full inspection:
12 Dec 2007 Full inspection:
19 May 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and are well-behaved.
  • Teachers have high expectations and strong subject knowledge.
  • The school's themed approach enhances learning experiences.
  • Most pupils are enthusiastic readers and participate well in lessons.
  • Early years staff have good knowledge of the foundation stage curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum sequencing in some subjects lacks effectiveness.
  • Expectations in early years education are not high enough.
  • A small number of pupils show limited understanding of British values.
  • Incidents of derogatory language have not always been addressed seriously.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 92%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 24%

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 108

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.1
Writing 2.2
Maths 2.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 4 1

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