Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #89 in Cambridgeshire public Top 37% UK

The Spinney Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Mona Paalanen - Interim Headteacher

location_onCambridge, CB1 9PB

language Visit Website phone 1223568836

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

207

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Spinney Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cambridge, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Spinney Primary School is a community school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 187 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 31% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #89 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #7,734 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 57%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 66%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading97% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.5

Read

LA 0.5

3.2 to 7.8

2.9

Write

LA -0.7

0.7 to 5.1

3.2

Maths

LA -0.2

1.0 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 0.2

1.6 to 6.1

0.8

Write

LA -1.0

-1.3 to 2.8

2.8

Maths

LA -0.4

0.8 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 61%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths93% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.2

0.6 to 5.2

-0.4

Write

LA -0.9

-2.6 to 1.8

3.4

Maths

LA -0.6

1.3 to 5.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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11 December 2008

Inspection Report

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22 September 2005

Inspection Report

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01 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2008-12-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2005-09-22

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 187 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	184	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	6	3.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	4	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils