Queen Emma Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Gunhild Way
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 8QY
Phone 01223714300
Reference Number 136241

Queen Emma Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education since its previous inspection in 2017. The school fosters a diverse and welcoming environment where pupils enjoy learning and feel valued. With high expectations set by staff, pupils engage enthusiastically in their studies and demonstrate respect towards their peers and teachers. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, ensuring pupils revisit key concepts to strengthen their understanding. However, while there are effective systems in place, some areas of curriculum delivery need further development, particularly in enhancing teachers' subject knowledge in newer subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 405
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.11%
Girls: 48.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 45.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 29 20 49
2 29 23 52
3 25 31 56
4 34 22 56
5 24 32 56
6 24 30 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32.3%
White, Other 22.2%
Indian 11.6%
Asian, Other 5.2%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
Chinese 3.7%
African 3.7%
White & Asian 3.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Pakistani 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 29 Jun 2023
Date Report
29 Jun 2023 School inspection:
29 Jun 2017 Short inspection
22 May 2013 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy a diverse and welcoming community.
  • High expectations for behaviour and learning across the school.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
  • Engaged and supportive governing body.
  • Well-defined routines in early years provision.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some minor variability in teachers' subject knowledge in newly implemented curriculum areas.
  • Less effective assessment practices in certain subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 5.4
Writing 4.4
Maths 2.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 32 2
Third Preference 31 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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