Newnham Croft Primary School is a primary school located in Cambridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Chedworth Street, Cambridge

School Information

Address: Chedworth Street, Cambridge, CB3 9JF
Website: www.newnhamcroft.cambs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01223508737
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Matthews
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110658

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5.2
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.9
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:28%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ
4out of 4 2,454 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST
4out of 4 3,160 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newnham Croft Primary School
Chedworth Street , CB3 9JF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Coronation Street , CB2 1HJ
2out of 4 1,150 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Lensfield Road , CB2 1EN
4out of 4 1,207 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Park Street CofE Primary School
Lower Park Street , CB5 8AR
3out of 4 1,923 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Primary School
19 Norfolk Street , CB1 2LD
4out of 4 2,057 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Community College
Parkside , CB1 1EH
4out of 4 1,697 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trumpington Community College
Lime Avenue , CB2 9FD
- not rated 1,866 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY
4out of 4 2,808 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ
3out of 4 2,979 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road , CB2 8PE
- not rated 1,954 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road , CB2 8PX
- not rated 2,515 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Leys School
Trumpington Road , CB2 7AD
- not rated 780 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Mander Portman Woodward
3-4 Brookside , CB2 1JE
- not rated 836 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Heritage School
17 - 19 Brookside , CB2 1JE
- not rated 840 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's School
Bateman Street , CB2 1LY
- not rated 1,011 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Stephen Perse Foundation , Union Road CB2 1HF
- not rated 1,021 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.