Colville Primary SchoolQueen Emma Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Colville Primary School and Queen Emma Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Colville Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Queen Emma Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Queen Emma Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Colville Primary School was judged the expected standard and Queen Emma 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 62.0% for Colville Primary School and 71.0% for Queen Emma Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Colville Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Queen Emma Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Colville Primary School versus Queen Emma Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeColville Primary SchoolCambridgeQueen Emma Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking118th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 19th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll228 405
Capacity210 390
LocationCambridge, CB1 9EJ Cambridge, CB1 8QY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census228 405
Free school meals (ever 6)26.1% 24.1%
English as an additional language42.5% 45.2%
SEN support17.5% 9.1%
SEN with an EHC plan9.7% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% 5.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.6% 13.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Colville Primary School

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