The Bellbird Primary SchoolBabraham CofE (VC) Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Bellbird Primary School and Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • The Bellbird Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bellbird 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 70.0% for The Bellbird Primary School and 81.0% for Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Bellbird Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% 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

The Bellbird Primary School versus Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeThe Bellbird Primary SchoolCambridgeBabraham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking152nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire 63rd 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 roll410 99
Capacity420 93
LocationCambridge, CB22 3GB Cambridge, CB22 3AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census410 99
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 6.1%
English as an additional language14.1% 20.2%
SEN support11.0% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% 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.

The Bellbird Primary School

Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School

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