The Spinney Primary SchoolCherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Spinney Primary School and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • The Spinney Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Spinney Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Spinney Primary School was judged the expected standard and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 69.0% for The Spinney Primary School and 52.0% for Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Spinney Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Spinney Primary School versus Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeThe Spinney Primary SchoolCambridgeCherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking5th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure58th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll187 183
Capacity210 180
LocationCambridge, CB1 9PB Cambridge, CB1 9HH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard31.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census187 183
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 26.3%
English as an additional language43.9% 47.0%
SEN support12.8% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% Stronger figure16.6% 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.

The Spinney Primary School

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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