Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

St Luke's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
59Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146965URN

Frenchs Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

3.2 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

15 applications for 3 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

5.0applications per place, Reception

3.2 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 3 places offered · 3 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 4.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 4.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as St Luke's CofE Primary School (URN 110838), the previous school.

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	3	15	5.0	3	1.00
Sep 2025	7	15	2.1	4	0.57
Sep 2024	2	9	4.5	2	1.00
Sep 2023	4	16	4.0	4	1.00
Sep 2022	7	20	2.9	7	1.00
Sep 2021	6	12	2.0	6	1.00
Sep 2020	11	28	2.6	7	0.64
Sep 2019 *	23	33	1.4	18	0.78
Sep 2018 *	25	70	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2017 *	24	72	3.0	24	1.00
Sep 2016 *	25	75	3.0	23	0.92
Sep 2015 *	30	85	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	84	2.8	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 89% · Maths 82% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%16th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	79%	4%	111	110
2023/24	82%	0%	110	110
2022/23	59%	7%	107	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

St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Park Street CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
University of Cambridge Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146965 · 873/2086
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 59 on roll
Free school meals: 37.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: St Luke's CofE Primary School (URN 110838)
Address: Frenchs Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JZ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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