Primary school

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB1 9HH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,733 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 76%2022/23: top 46%46% · 2022/232023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 78%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM52% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East of England 106Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · East of England 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 26 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 58% · 26 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 56% · 27 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 56% · 25 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 63% · 30 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 48% · 25 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 52% · 21 pupils · East of England 64%63%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 26 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 12% · 26 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 27 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 12% · 25 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 25 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 5% · 21 pupils · East of England 7%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 26 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 25 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 21 pupils · East of England 106107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 26 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 27 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 25 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 21 pupils · East of England 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd80
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026177
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.3%
First language not English47.0%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils16.6%

Girls 54.1%Boys 45.9%

98.3% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 6.7
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 9.6
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 8.9 FTE · Whole workforce 22.8 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,347
Spend per pupil£7,860
Staff spend per pupil£6,178
Reserve per pupil−£615
  • −£108,772revenue reserve
  • −£90,865in-year balance

Grants £7,038 · self-generated £318 · premises £291 per pupil