Pathfinder CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address Pathfinder Way
Northstowe
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 3DS
Phone 01954584801
Reference Number 147434

General Makeup

Number of pupils 452
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.32%
Girls: 46.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 27%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 48 73
2 30 26 56
3 34 25 59
4 32 25 57
5 25 20 45
6 26 18 44

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 40.3%
Unclassified 13.7%
Mixed, Other 11.5%
White, Other 7.7%
Indian 5.8%
Asian, Other 5.1%
Chinese 2.9%
White & Asian 2.2%
African 2.2%
Pakistani 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-18
Date Description Report
2024-06-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-09-09 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Converted to an academy

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

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 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

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 1.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -4.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.4 Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 32 2
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Hatton Park Primary School
Hatton's Park, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DL
0.44 miles
Willingham Primary School
Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5LE
1.74 miles
Oakington CofE Primary School
Water Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 3AL
1.91 miles
Over Primary School
Long Furlong, Over, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5PG
2.46 miles
Swavesey Primary School
Middle Watch, Swavesey, Middle Watch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RN
2.52 miles
Bar Hill Community Primary School
Gladeside, Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DY
2.66 miles
Cottenham Primary School
Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8TA
2.76 miles
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9AQ
3.09 miles
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
The Green, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9JA
3.25 miles
Histon Early Years Centre
New School Road, Cambridge, CB24 9LL
3.47 miles
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School
Park Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DA
3.52 miles
Girton Glebe Primary School
Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0PN
3.58 miles
Fen Drayton Primary School
Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4SL
4.15 miles
Orchard Park Community Primary School
Ringfort Road, Orchard Park, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GR
4.49 miles
Holywell CofE Primary School
Mill Way, Needingworth, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4TF
4.63 miles
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Arbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JX
4.77 miles
Earith Primary School
School Road, Earith, Huntingdon, PE28 3QB
4.84 miles
Kings Hedges Primary School
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2HU
4.92 miles
King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 2HU
4.92 miles
Name Distance
The Martin Bacon Academy
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DH
0.67 miles
Northstowe Learning Community
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
0.72 miles
Swavesey Village College
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS
2.58 miles
Cottenham Village College
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA
3.02 miles
The Centre School
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA
3.02 miles
Gretton School
Manor Farm Road, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0RX
3.12 miles
Impington Village College
New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9LX
3.77 miles
Hope Tree School
Nursery House, Manor Farm, Impington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NG
3.79 miles
The Cavendish School
Park Drive, Impington, CB24 9LY
3.84 miles
Cambridge Regional College
Science Park Campus, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2QT
4.92 miles
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