Description

Abbey Mead Primary Academy, previously known as Abbey Meadows Primary School, was a community school located at Galfrid Road, Cambridge, CB5 8ND. Established in 2001 by the merger of Priory Infant and Junior Schools, the school provided primary education to students between ages 4 and 11. It closed in 2019 to become an academy, evolving into The Galfrid School, part of the Cambridge Academic Partnership. In its final years, the school had a pupil population of 396 students, boasting a diverse community with a mix of 51% boys and 49% girls.

The Academic Performance for the school indicated an Inadequate overall rating from its latest Ofsted inspection in December 2017. Additionally, there was room for improvement in the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, effectiveness of leadership and management, and the personal development, behavior, and welfare of the students. The average progress scores in reading and writing were below average, with 1.6 and 4.0 compared to the national average of 0.0.