Great Abington Primary SchoolBabraham CofE (VC) Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Great Abington Primary School and Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Great Abington Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Great Abington Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Great Abington Primary School was judged Good and Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for Great Abington Primary School and 81.0% for Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Great Abington Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Great Abington Primary School versus Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeGreat Abington Primary SchoolCambridgeBabraham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking30th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure63rd of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll130 99
Capacity140 93
LocationCambridge, CB21 6AE Cambridge, CB22 3AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census130 99
Free school meals (ever 6)20.8% 6.1%
English as an additional language15.4% 20.2%
SEN support19.2% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.3% 5.4% 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.

Great Abington Primary School

Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School

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