Cavalry Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cavalry Drive
March
Cambridgeshire
PE15 9EQ
Phone 01354652814
Reference Number 143871

Cavalry Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Notably, this is the first inspection under the Education Act 2005, as the school has only recently joined the Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. The school creates a warm and supportive environment where pupils engage positively with their learning and demonstrate strong relationships with peers and staff. Although recent changes in teaching methods have led to improved outcomes, particularly in reading and mathematics, there are still areas that require further development in the curriculum to ensure comprehensive learning across all subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 405
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.06%
Girls: 44.94%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 25 57
2 26 26 52
3 30 31 61
4 31 31 62
5 34 26 60
6 33 23 56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79%
White, Other 8.6%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
African 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Asian 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 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 05 Jun 2024
Date Report
05 Jun 2024 School inspection:
13 Feb 2019 Short inspection
04 Mar 2017 Academy conversion letter
27 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Cavalry Primary School
27 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
15 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
15 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
17 Sep 2001 Full inspection
17 Sep 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff
  • Pupils display a positive attitude towards learning
  • Consistently effective teaching of phonics
  • Comprehensive personal development programme
  • Support for pupils with SEND is well-planned

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack precise curriculum planning, affecting knowledge retention

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 102
Maths 102

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 -2
Writing -0.7
Maths -2.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 0
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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