Bottisham Community Primary SchoolSwaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bottisham Community Primary School and Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Bottisham Community Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bottisham Community Primary School was judged Good and Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Bottisham Community Primary School and 75.0% for Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bottisham Community Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bottisham Community Primary School versus Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeBottisham Community Primary SchoolCambridgeSwaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking96th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 12th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll273 90
Capacity304 94
LocationCambridge, CB25 9BE Cambridge, CB25 0LX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard19.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census273 90
Free school meals (ever 6)21.3% 17.9%
English as an additional language15.0% 7.8%
SEN support12.1% 28.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% Stronger figure9.0% 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.

Bottisham Community Primary School

Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Bottisham Community Primary School · Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School