Best 3 Primary schools in Cambridge – comparison
Comparison of primary schools: Histon and Impington Park Primary School (Primary) in Cambridge; University of Cambridge Primary School (Primary) in Cambridge; St Alban's Catholic Primary School (Primary) in Cambridge — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Histon and Impington Park Primary School, University of Cambridge Primary School and St Alban's Catholic Primary School. They are primary phase and academy converter and free schools type located around Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Histon and Impington Park Primary School), published Jul 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Histon and Impington Park Primary School (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 450, combined total ≈ 1,300, typical FSM 5–10%, range 0–5%–15–20%; spread across trusts such as MERIDIAN TRUST and Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust.
| Attribute |
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
CB24 9AQ
|
University of Cambridge Primary School
CB3 0QZ
|
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
CB2 1EN
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Free schools | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 9AQ |
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QZ |
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 18 Jul 2024 | 1 7 Sep 2018 | 1 11 Dec 2014 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 650 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 420 | 669 | 210 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Trust / Local authority | MERIDIAN TRUST | Cambridgeshire (873) | Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust |
| Website | www.parkprimary.co.uk | universityprimaryschool.org.uk | www.stalbans.cambs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01223568826 | 01223792440 | 01223712148 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 9AQ - Ofsted
- 1 18 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Website
- www.parkprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01223568826
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Free schools
- Location
- Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0QZ - Ofsted
- 1 7 Sep 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 650 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cambridgeshire (873)
- Website
- universityprimaryschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01223792440
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1EN - Ofsted
- 1 11 Dec 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Website
- www.stalbans.cambs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01223712148
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