Primary school

Queen Emma Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB1 8QY
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,680 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 51%51%2018/19: top 62%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 32%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · East of England 64%7/10 Above+28 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · East of England 7%8/10 Above+43.4 pts
Reading score109 · East of England 1069/10 Top 20%+32 pts
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%+55.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 67% · 58 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 63% · 54 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 62% · 60 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 53% · 53 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 71% · 55 pupils · East of England 64%71%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 9% · 58 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 7% · 54 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 20% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 19% · 53 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 13% · 55 pupils · East of England 7%20%7%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 107 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 54 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 53 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 55 pupils · East of England 106109105No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 106 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 54 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 53 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 55 pupils · East of England 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in88.2%
30 of 34 who put it first2014 · 76.5%2026 · 88.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3430
2nd270
3rd340

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2013–2023

  1. 2013Good
  2. 2017Ungraded visit
  3. 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 2026391
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.1%
First language not English45.2%
SEN support9.1%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils13.8%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

100.3% full · 390 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.6
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 14.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 18.3
  • Other support 15.6

Teachers 15.7 FTE · Whole workforce 49.5 · 73 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,492
Spend per pupil£7,211
Staff spend per pupil£5,154
Reserve per pupil−£983
  • −£364,362revenue reserve
  • +£104,025in-year balance

Grants £6,813 · self-generated £680 · premises £358 per pupil