The Spinney 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hayster Drive, Cambridge

School Information

Address: Hayster Drive, Cambridge, CB1 9PB
Website: http://www.spinney.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01223568836
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Helen Wilman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110765

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 206
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.6 to 6.1
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
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
Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST 		4out of 4 2,104 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND 		4out of 4 2,165 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ 		4out of 4 3,030 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Spinney Primary School
Hayster Drive , Cherry Hinton CB1 9PB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Street , Cherry Hinton CB1 9HH 		3out of 4 623 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Colville Primary School
Colville Road , Cherry Hinton CB1 9EJ 		3out of 4 709 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Emma Primary School
Gunhild Way , CB1 8QY 		3out of 4 1,010 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
Fulbourn Old Drift , Cherry Hinton CB1 9ND 		2out of 4 1,027 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD 		4out of 4 516 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Netherhall School
Queen Edith's Way , CB1 8NN 		3out of 4 1,266 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ 		3out of 4 1,334 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way , CB2 0SZ 		3out of 4 2,963 yd University technical college No 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 2,531 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road , CB2 8PX 		- not rated 3,097 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaks International School
Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW 		- not rated 611 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambridge International School
Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW 		- not rated 611 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Holme Court School
Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW 		- not rated 611 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pilgrim Pathways School
Block 19 , Ida Darwin CB21 5EE 		4out of 4 2,409 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Perse School
Hills Road , Trumpington CB2 8QF 		- not rated 2,551 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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