Cavalry Primary School is a primary school located in March. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cavalry Drive, March

School Information

Address: Cavalry Drive, March, PE15 9EQ
Website: http://www.cavalry.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01354652814
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fiona McCallum
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143871

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 220
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cavalry Primary School
Cavalry Drive, PE15 9EQ
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Burrowmoor Primary School
Burrowmoor Road, PE15 9RP
1,065 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Westwood Primary School
Maple Grove, PE15 8JT
2,053 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints Interchurch Academy
County Road, PE15 8ND
2,105 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Neale-Wade Academy
Wimblington Road, PE15 9PX
925 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.