St Luke's CofE Primary School

St Luke’s C of E Primary has demonstrated a need for improvement across several key areas, particularly in education quality and leadership. While the school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, outlining strong behaviors and good personal development, the curriculum lacks coherence in certain subjects which has led to inconsistent learning outcomes. Partnerships with the trust aim to address these challenges, and efforts are being made to enhance curriculum delivery, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school is undergoing its first inspection and has faced challenges associated with the impact of the pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe in a supportive environment.
• Positive behavior and attitudes towards learning are evident.
• Pupils demonstrate respect towards adults and peers.
• The PSHE curriculum promotes important life skills and personal development.
• Leaders are committed to improving the curriculum with the trust's support.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum lacks precise sequencing and detail across subjects.
• Inconsistent delivery of the phonics program affects early reading fluency.
• Early years staff lack sufficient expertise to effectively assess children's learning.

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 St Luke's CofE Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 1.1% of pupils at St Luke's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 St Luke's CofE Primary School had 12.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 15.3% of pupils at St Luke's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 St Luke's CofE Primary School received £8,543 and spent £7,447 for each of its 94 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

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.

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All schools in Cambridge · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

St Luke's CofE Primary School is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Milton Church of England Primary School Cambridge
• Oakington CofE Primary School Cambridge
• Pathfinder CofE Primary School Cambridge
• Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School Cambridge
• Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Cambridge
• Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School Cambridge
• Thriplow CofE Primary School Royston
• Little Thetford CofE Primary School Ely
• St Andrew's CofE Primary School Ely
• Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Ely

What is St Luke's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Luke's CofE Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St Luke's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Luke's CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Luke's CofE Primary School have?

St Luke's CofE Primary School has 59 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Luke's CofE Primary School cover?

St Luke's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Luke's CofE Primary School?

St Luke's CofE Primary School is at Frenchs Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3JZ.