Orchard Park Community Primary SchoolHiston and Impington Park Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Orchard Park Community Primary School and Histon and Impington Park Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Orchard Park Community Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Histon and Impington Park Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Histon and Impington Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Orchard Park Community Primary School was judged Good and Histon and Impington Park Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 41.0% for Orchard Park Community Primary School and 85.0% for Histon and Impington Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Orchard Park Community Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Orchard Park Community Primary School versus Histon and Impington Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeOrchard Park Community Primary SchoolCambridgeHiston and Impington Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking123rd of 210 in Cambridgeshire 116th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll180 425
Capacity232 420
LocationCambridge, CB4 2GR Cambridge, CB24 9AQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard41.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census192 403
Free school meals (ever 6)39.6% 15.1%
English as an additional language34.4% 19.4%
SEN support15.1% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.4% 12.8% 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.

Orchard Park Community Primary School

Histon and Impington Park Primary School

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