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Bottisham Community Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 245 pupils Cambridge
Ofsted: Good
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Bottisham Community Primary School is an academy converter in Cambridge for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 245 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Bottisham Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Bottisham Community Primary School. In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2022. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Beechwood Avenue
Bottisham
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9BE
Phone 01223811235
Reference Number 145425

General Makeup

Number of pupils 245
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.61%
Girls: 49.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 9 24
2 12 18 30
3 22 14 36
4 18 22 40
5 18 22 40
6 19 16 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66.1%
Mixed, Other 19.6%
Asian, Other 3.3%
Unclassified 2.9%
White, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Bottisham Community Primary School, inspected in February 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 29 Jun 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
29 Jun 2022 School inspection
03 Mar 2018 Academy conversion letter
21 Feb 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Bottisham Community Primary School
23 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
18 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
11 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
08 May 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19%

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 107
Maths 106

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 -0.2
Writing -1.9
Maths 1.1

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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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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Bottisham Community Primary School had 253 pupils for 304 places. 51 places (16.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

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

Cambridgeshire counted 169 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 221 in 2029–30, up 31%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 304304304304304304304
Pupils 270269278284279277253
Unfilled 11.2%11.5%8.6%6.6%8.2%8.9%16.8%

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 Bottisham Community Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.2%5.3%5.8%4.8%5.1%3.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.3%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.8%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.4%0.8%2.7%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, 0.0% of pupils at Bottisham Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.01.00.30.00.00.30.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Bottisham Community Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.2% 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 12.113.211.811.811.811.510.811.1
Teachers who left state teaching 6.8%0.0%17.9%3.0%10.0%6.7%7.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 47.4%–42.9%52.4%60.0%65.0%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.6–2.42.83.12.21.4–

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, 11.4% of pupils at Bottisham Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 10 2
Social, emotional and mental health 6 3
No specialist assessment of need 7 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0

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 Bottisham Community Primary School received £7,458 and spent £7,625 for each of its 266 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£190 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of Anglian Learning, income was £7,678 and spending £7,759 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £120,000£74,000£67,000-£37,000-£123,000£102,000£51,000
per pupil £413£245£227-£124-£417£350£190
In-year balance £31,000-£51,000-£20,000-£32,000-£111,000-£177,000-£44,000
per pupil £106-£170-£67-£106-£376-£603-£166

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
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84 High Street, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LX
1.28 miles
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy
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1.62 miles
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
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Fulbourn Primary School
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3.31 miles
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3.55 miles
Fen Ditton Primary School
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Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
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4.04 miles
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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4.22 miles
Colville Primary School
Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 9EJ
4.39 miles
The Galfrid School
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The Fields Nursery School
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The Spinney Primary School
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4.51 miles
Waterbeach Community Primary School
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4.53 miles
Burwell Village College (Primary)
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4.75 miles
Milton Church of England Primary School
Humphries Way, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6DL
4.75 miles
Shirley Community Primary School
Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
4.8 miles
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DR
4.86 miles
Chesterton Primary School
Green End Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1RW
4.97 miles
Name Distance
Bottisham Village College
Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DL
0.49 miles
Landmark International School
9 Church Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EP
3.09 miles
Waldorf Cambridge School
Hinton Road, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5DZ
3.43 miles
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
42-44 High Street, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6DF
4.56 miles
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3TD
4.78 miles
Holme Court School
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB1 8DW
4.81 miles

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Bottisham Community Primary School is part of Anglian Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

What is Bottisham Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bottisham Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Bottisham Community Primary School.

When was Bottisham Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bottisham Community Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Bottisham Community Primary School have?

Bottisham Community Primary School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bottisham Community Primary School cover?

Bottisham Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bottisham Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bottisham Community Primary School?

Bottisham Community Primary School is at Beechwood Avenue, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9BE.

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