Foundation school · Cambridgeshire

Queen Emma Primary School

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136241URN

Gunhild Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

95 applications for 30 places · 5th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 29 June 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

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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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

95 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 3.2; 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	30	95	3.2	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	95	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2024	32	100	3.1	31	0.97
Sep 2023	44	133	3.0	40	0.91
Sep 2022	56	145	2.6	49	0.88
Sep 2021	49	110	2.2	37	0.76
Sep 2020	60	155	2.6	47	0.78
Sep 2019	49	137	2.8	41	0.84
Sep 2018	59	169	2.9	53	0.90
Sep 2017	59	179	3.0	57	0.97
Sep 2016	59	191	3.2	58	0.98
Sep 2015	59	179	3.0	40	0.68
Sep 2014	59	191	3.2	51	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%44th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	71%	13%	109	108
2023/24	53%	19%	106	104
2022/23	62%	20%	107	104

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

Queen Emma Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Queen Edith Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Spinney Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Colville Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Morley Memorial Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Hills Road Sixth Form College
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136241 · 873/3946
Capacity: 390 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Gunhild Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QY
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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