The Bellbird 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 25/06/2015. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Link Road, Cambridge, CB22 3GB
Website: www.thebellbird.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01223833216
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katie Kendall Rebecca Pentney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135132

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 391
Number of Boys: 189
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.8
Maths
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bellbird Primary School
Link Road , Sawston CB22 3GB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Icknield Primary School
Lynton Way , CB22 3EA
- not rated 773 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
Mill Lane , Whittlesford CB22 4NE
3out of 4 1,717 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Stapleford Community Primary School
Bar Lane , Stapleford CB22 5BJ
3out of 4 2,919 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School
High Street , Babraham CB22 3AG
4out of 4 2,931 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sawston Village College
New Road , Sawston CB22 3BP
3out of 4 568 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.