Community school · Cambridgeshire

Shirley Community Primary School

4–11Ages
303Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110663URN

Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

47 applications for 24 places · 51st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	47	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2025	54	81	1.5	45	0.83
Sep 2024	35	60	1.7	33	0.94
Sep 2023	34	65	1.9	31	0.91
Sep 2022	33	59	1.8	29	0.88
Sep 2021	33	61	1.9	32	0.97
Sep 2020	59	88	1.5	55	0.93
Sep 2019	46	72	1.6	30	0.65
Sep 2018	46	75	1.6	41	0.89
Sep 2017	41	70	1.7	27	0.66
Sep 2016	54	81	1.5	42	0.78
Sep 2015	59	89	1.5	51	0.86
Sep 2014	60	80	1.3	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 51% · Maths 63% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%167th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	8%	104	102
2023/24	44%	9%	101	100
2022/23	50%	5%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Shirley Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
0.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Fen Ditton Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
The Galfrid School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110663 · 873/2115
Capacity: 420 pupils · 303 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: St Andrew's CofE Community VA Junior School (URN 110857)
Address: Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources