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Thriplow CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 105 pupils Royston
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Thriplow CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Royston for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 105 pupils on roll. In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 2.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally. Many teachers don't stay: 47% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2022/23), against 18% nationally.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Thriplow
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 7RH
Phone 01763208213
Reference Number 145246

General Makeup

Number of pupils 105
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.48%
Girls: 49.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 16

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 5 15
2 11 2 13
3 9 6 15
4 6 7 13
5 6 14 20
6 3 10 13

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80%
White, Other 7.6%
White & Asian 5.7%
Unclassified 1.9%
Irish 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 28 Apr 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
28 Apr 2022 School inspection
06 Dec 2017 Academy conversion letter
25 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Thriplow CofE VA Primary School
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
24 Jan 2005 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
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 110
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 0.5
Writing -0.1
Maths 0

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 3
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Thriplow CofE Primary School had 99 pupils for 140 places. 41 places (29.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Melbourn Rural 1 Primary” planning area

Cambridgeshire counted 84 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 107 in 2029–30, up 27%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 140140140140140140140
Pupils 14114213612211510099
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%2.9%12.9%17.9%28.6%29.3%

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 Thriplow CofE Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.6%3.1%1.4%4.1%3.2%3.5%2.3%
Unauthorised absence 1.6%1.9%0.5%0.9%0.9%0.7%0.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.8%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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, 1.0% of pupils at Thriplow CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.41.47.12.20.06.32.01.0
Permanent exclusions 00000000

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 Thriplow CofE Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.113.49.89.95.812.611.011.5
Teachers who left state teaching 12.3%13.7%0.0%20.5%36.4%18.9%29.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%–38.5%35.7%76.9%50.0%60.0%–
Sick days per teacher 7.7–0.82.410.23.81.4–

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, 14.3% of pupils at Thriplow CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 6 1
Speech, language and communication needs 5 0
Social, emotional and mental health 4 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Vision impairment 0 1

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 2024–25 Thriplow CofE Primary School received £7,737 and spent £6,394 for each of its 99 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Grace Schools, income was £7,113 and spending £6,207 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £80,000£97,000£94,000£61,000£52,000£39,000£0
per pupil £561£687£688£503£463£381£0
In-year balance -£7,000-£33,000-£34,000£12,000£42,000£51,000£133,000
per pupil -£48-£232-£247£99£371£497£1,343

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Fowlmere Primary School
The Butts, Fowlmere, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7SL
1.44 miles
Foxton Primary School
11 Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 6RN
2 miles
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
St John's Street, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4RA
2.35 miles
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
Mill Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NE
2.41 miles
Harston and Newton Primary School
High Street, Harston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7PX
2.7 miles
Hauxton Primary School
Jopling Way, Hauxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5HY
3.09 miles
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School
Church Street, Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5EL
3.31 miles
The Bellbird Primary School
Link Road, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3GB
3.31 miles
Barrington CofE VC Primary School
Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7RG
3.35 miles
Stapleford Community Primary School
Bar Lane, Stapleford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5BJ
3.7 miles
The Icknield Primary School
Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EA
3.73 miles
Melbourn Primary School
Mortlock Street, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DB
3.75 miles
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School
High Street, Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 1JW
3.91 miles
Meldreth Primary School
High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6LA
3.97 miles
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School
Palmers Lane, Chrishall, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 8QE
4.65 miles
Trumpington Meadows Primary School
Kestrel Rise, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9AY
4.66 miles
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
School Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NN
4.8 miles
Trumpington Park Primary School
Hobson Avenue, Trumpington, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9EG
4.82 miles
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School
High Street, Babraham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3AG
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Selwyn Hall School
Royston Road, Foxton, Cambridge, CB22 6SE
2.27 miles
Sawston Village College
New Road, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BP
3.15 miles
Melbourn Village College
The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF
3.66 miles
Aurora Meldreth Manor School
Fenny Lane, Meldreth, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6LG
4.13 miles

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How many pupils does Thriplow CofE Primary School have?

Thriplow CofE Primary School has 105 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thriplow CofE Primary School cover?

Thriplow CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Thriplow CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thriplow CofE Primary School?

Thriplow CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Thriplow, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RH.

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