Community school · Cambridgeshire

The Spinney Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110765URN

Hayster Drive, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

39 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
28 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 14 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 3.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 4.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 4.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 3.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 3.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 4.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 4.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 3.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	14	39	2.8	12	0.86
Sep 2025	30	58	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2024	23	80	3.5	21	0.91
Sep 2023	28	103	3.7	40	1.43
Sep 2022	30	110	3.7	52	1.73
Sep 2021	30	133	4.4	69	2.30
Sep 2020	29	138	4.8	65	2.24
Sep 2019	30	113	3.8	56	1.87
Sep 2018	29	111	3.8	61	2.10
Sep 2017	30	111	3.7	54	1.80
Sep 2016	29	132	4.6	64	2.21
Sep 2015	30	119	4.0	53	1.77
Sep 2014	30	109	3.6	50	1.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%55th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	69%	31%	110	108
2023/24	68%	21%	107	108
2022/23	83%	23%	112	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

The Spinney Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Colville Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Queen Edith Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Morley Memorial Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110765 · 873/2335
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hayster Drive, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9PB
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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