Primary school

Caldecote Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB23 7NX
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,830 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 9%2022/23: top 25%2023/24: top 4%4% · 2023/242024/25: top 59%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM61% · East of England 64%5/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM6% · East of England 7%5/10 Middle
Reading score109 · East of England 1069/10 Top 20%
Maths score107 · East of England 1058/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 54% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 74% · 31 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 86% · 28 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 88% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 61% · 33 pupils · East of England 64%88%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 28 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 16% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 16% · 31 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 22% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 6% · 33 pupils · East of England 7%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 108 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 107 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 110 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 110 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 33 pupils · East of England 106110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 108 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 109 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 33 pupils · East of England 105109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd70
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

29 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

1 weak areas

  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026193
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.4%
First language not English23.6%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.9%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

91.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 19.6 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,989
Spend per pupil£6,880
Staff spend per pupil£5,215
Reserve per pupil£286
  • +£55,216revenue reserve
  • +£21,010in-year balance

Grants £6,152 · self-generated £837 · premises £351 per pupil