Voluntary aided school · Cambridgeshire

Park Street CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
116Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110837URN

Lower Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

53 applications for 17 places · 6th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 17 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 3.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 4.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 5.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 4.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 5.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 4.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 4.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 5.7; 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	17	53	3.1	14	0.82
Sep 2025	18	61	3.4	11	0.61
Sep 2024	17	57	3.4	17	1.00
Sep 2023	15	53	3.5	12	0.80
Sep 2022	18	60	3.3	17	0.94
Sep 2021	15	52	3.5	11	0.73
Sep 2020	12	56	4.7	10	0.83
Sep 2019	18	93	5.2	9	0.50
Sep 2018	17	80	4.7	16	0.94
Sep 2017	18	100	5.6	23	1.28
Sep 2016	18	86	4.8	12	0.67
Sep 2015	18	86	4.8	11	0.61
Sep 2014	18	103	5.7	25	1.39

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%39th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	72%	17%	111	109
2023/24	71%	14%	108	106
2022/23	64%	21%	108	106

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

Park Street CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Newnham Croft Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110837 · 873/3350
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 125 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lower Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AR
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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