Shirley Community Primary School is a primary school located in Cambridge. 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 09/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Nuffield Road, Cambridge

School Information

Address: Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
Website: www.shirley.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01223712252
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: John Cattermole
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110663

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 362
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.4
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road , CB4 2LD 		4out of 4 1,697 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU 		3out of 4 1,808 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND 		4out of 4 2,222 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ 		4out of 4 2,387 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shirley Community Primary School
Nuffield Road , Chesterton CB4 1TF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chesterton Primary School
Green End Road , Chesterton CB4 1RW 		3out of 4 524 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Grove Primary School
Campkin Road , CB4 2NB 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kings Hedges Primary School
Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU 		3out of 4 1,808 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fen Ditton Primary School
Horningsea Road , Fen Ditton CB5 8SZ 		3out of 4 1,834 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Cambridge Academy
Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY 		4out of 4 2,454 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parkside Community College
Parkside , CB1 1EH 		4out of 4 3,003 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Regional College
Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT 		- not rated 1,726 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Sixth Form and Tutorial College
1 High Street , Chesterton CB4 1NQ 		- not rated 1,442 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Cambridge
Ascham Road , CB4 2BD 		2out of 4 1,843 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle School, Cambridge
Courtney Way , CB4 2EE 		3out of 4 2,120 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
Herbert House , 57 Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE 		- not rated 2,989 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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