Community school · Cambridgeshire

Arbury Primary School

5–11Ages
380Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110664URN

Carlton Way, Arbury Primary School, Cambridge, CB4 2DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

91 applications for 42 places · 31st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

29 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 March 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

91 applications · 42 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.6; 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	42	91	2.2	30	0.71
Sep 2025	48	91	1.9	35	0.73
Sep 2024	38	79	2.1	34	0.89
Sep 2023	49	83	1.7	41	0.84
Sep 2022	38	91	2.4	35	0.92
Sep 2021	38	87	2.3	37	0.97
Sep 2020	59	99	1.7	52	0.88
Sep 2019	46	99	2.2	39	0.85
Sep 2018	42	105	2.5	41	0.98
Sep 2017	45	113	2.5	44	0.98
Sep 2016	58	143	2.5	55	0.95
Sep 2015	60	131	2.2	53	0.88
Sep 2014	60	157	2.6	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%69th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	3%	108	107
2023/24	67%	5%	108	107
2022/23	68%	3%	107	108

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

Arbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
0.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Park Street CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110664 · 873/2118
Capacity: 420 pupils · 380 on roll
Free school meals: 40.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Carlton Way, Arbury Primary School, Cambridge, CB4 2DE
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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