Arbury Primary SchoolSt Luke's CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.

Summary of the comparison

Arbury Primary School and St Luke's CofE Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Arbury Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Luke's CofE Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Arbury Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Arbury Primary School was judged Good and St Luke's CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Arbury Primary School and 79.0% for St Luke's CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Arbury Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Luke's CofE Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Arbury Primary School versus St Luke's CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeArbury Primary SchoolCambridgeSt Luke's CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking43rd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure109th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll381 94
Capacity420 105
LocationCambridge, CB4 2DE Cambridge, CB4 3JZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census381 94
Free school meals (ever 6)42.5% 35.1%
English as an additional language26.0% 27.7%
SEN support16.5% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% Stronger figure21.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Arbury Primary School

St Luke's CofE Primary School

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