Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

St Laurence Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147384URN

Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

26 applications for 15 places · 80th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 8 May 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as St Laurence Catholic Primary School (URN 110845), 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	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	16	25	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2024	19	46	2.4	19	1.00
Sep 2023	18	39	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2022	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2020	43	66	1.5	38	0.88
Sep 2019 *	40	65	1.6	35	0.88
Sep 2018 *	44	82	1.9	41	0.93
Sep 2017 *	38	72	1.9	36	0.95
Sep 2016 *	43	97	2.3	38	0.88
Sep 2015 *	43	94	2.2	38	0.88
Sep 2014 *	44	87	2.0	46	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%83rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	63%	20%	106	103
2023/24	44%	6%	103	103
2022/23	43%	7%	104	103

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 Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
0.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
0.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147384 · 873/3366
Trust: Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 39.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: St Laurence Catholic Primary School (URN 110845)
Address: Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JX
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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