Stapleford Community Primary SchoolThe Icknield Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Stapleford Community Primary School and The Icknield Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Stapleford Community Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Icknield Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Icknield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stapleford Community Primary School was judged Good and The Icknield Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Stapleford Community Primary School and 59.0% for The Icknield Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Stapleford Community Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Icknield Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stapleford Community Primary School versus The Icknield Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeStapleford Community Primary SchoolCambridgeThe Icknield Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking50th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 46th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 222
Capacity240 210
LocationCambridge, CB22 5BJ Cambridge, CB22 3EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 196
Free school meals (ever 6)14.9% 31.6%
English as an additional language16.2% 26.0%
SEN support17.6% 20.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.0% Stronger figure13.4% 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.

Stapleford Community Primary School

The Icknield Primary School

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