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St Alban's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr J A McCrossan

location_onCambridge, CB2 1EN

language Visit Website phone 1223712148

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2014

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Alban's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Cambridge, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Alban's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 206 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #4,334 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 14.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths97% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.3

Read

LA 0.5

3.0 to 7.7

1.8

Write

LA -0.7

-0.4 to 4.1

5.7

Maths

LA -0.2

3.5 to 7.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading97% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 0.2

2.6 to 7.1

0.8

Write

LA -1.0

-1.3 to 3.0

2.8

Maths

LA -0.4

0.8 to 4.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%

Reading96% LA 75%

Writing89% LA 75%

Maths100% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.2

0 to 4.8

-1.2

Write

LA -0.9

-3.5 to 1.1

2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

0 to 4.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-11-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-05-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 209 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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