Shirley Community Primary SchoolMilton Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Shirley Community Primary School and Milton Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Shirley Community Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Milton Church of England Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Milton Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shirley Community Primary School was judged Good and Milton 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 43.0% for Shirley Community Primary School and 69.0% for Milton Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Shirley Community Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Milton Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shirley Community Primary School versus Milton Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeShirley Community Primary SchoolCambridgeMilton Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking176th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 10th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll344 282
Capacity420 420
LocationCambridge, CB4 1TF Cambridge, CB24 6DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census344 282
Free school meals (ever 6)43.6% 15.3%
English as an additional language27.0% 25.5%
SEN support22.7% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan6.7% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.5% 6.2% 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.

Shirley Community Primary School

Milton Church of England Primary School

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