Newnham Croft Primary School

Cambridge · CB3 9JF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 221 pupils, 6.8% FSM

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Newnham Croft Primary School

General Information

Address: Chedworth Street, Cambridge, CB3 9JF – View on map
Phone: 01223508737
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Edward Ferguson
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 38 families put it first for 30 places – 13 for every 10 places. 79% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 11 · 2025 18 · 2026 13
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

221 pupils out of 226 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 15
% eligible for free school meals: 6.8%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Cambridge average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 7.6% a year (Cambridge 18.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 8% moved to another school, 92% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Cambridgeshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Cambridgeshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 81% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 19% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 17 percentage points above the Cambridge average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 75% against an expected 74%)
3-year average (expected standard): 75%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 97% · Writing 81% · Maths 94% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 111, maths 108
Based on: 31 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCambridge averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 17 percentage points above the Cambridge average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Bewick Bridge Community Primary School90%
#2St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#3Newnham Croft Primary School81%
#4Ridgefield Primary School80%
=5Kings Hedges Primary School79%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Bewick Bridge Community Primary School90%
#2St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#3Newnham Croft Primary School81%
#4Ridgefield Primary School80%
=5Kings Hedges Primary School79%
=5St Luke's CofE Primary School79%
#7St Matthew's Primary School76%
#8Milton Road Primary School74%
#9Park Street CofE Primary School72%
=10Queen Emma Primary School71%
=10University of Cambridge Primary School71%
#12Trumpington Park Primary School70%
#13The Spinney Primary School69%
#14Arbury Primary School66%
#15St Laurence Catholic Primary School63%
=16Colville Primary School62%
=16Fawcett Primary School62%
#18Mayfield Primary School58%
#19Queen Edith Primary School57%
#20The Grove Primary School56%
#21Morley Memorial Primary School53%
#22Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School52%
#23Shirley Community Primary School43%
#24Chesterton Primary School42%
#25St Pauls CofE VA Primary School38%
#26The Galfrid School35%
#27St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School26%

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9th of 19 primary schools in Cambridge for Ofsted rating

#7Milton Road Primary SchoolGood
#8Morley Memorial Primary SchoolGood
#9Newnham Croft Primary SchoolGood
#10Park Street CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Queen Edith Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1University of Cambridge Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Arbury Primary SchoolGood
#3Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#4Chesterton Primary SchoolGood
#5Kings Hedges Primary SchoolGood
#6Mayfield Primary SchoolGood
#7Milton Road Primary SchoolGood
#8Morley Memorial Primary SchoolGood
#9Newnham Croft Primary SchoolGood
#10Park Street CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Queen Edith Primary SchoolGood
#12Queen Emma Primary SchoolGood
#13Ridgefield Primary SchoolGood
#14Shirley Community Primary SchoolGood
#15St Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Matthew's Primary SchoolGood
#17The Galfrid SchoolGood
#18The Grove Primary SchoolGood
#19St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,213 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

24th of 27 primary schools in Cambridge for spending per pupil

#22Queen Edith Primary School£6,409
#23St Matthew's Primary School£6,227
#24Newnham Croft Primary School£6,213
#25Trumpington Park Primary School£6,146
#26Milton Road Primary School£5,920

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Galfrid School£9,194
#2St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School£8,799
#3Shirley Community Primary School£8,754
#4The Grove Primary School£8,512
#5St Laurence Catholic Primary School£8,410
#6Colville Primary School£7,775
#7Park Street CofE Primary School£7,699
#8St Pauls CofE VA Primary School£7,539
#9Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,485
#10St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,447
#11Kings Hedges Primary School£7,314
#12Chesterton Primary School£7,150
#13Queen Emma Primary School£7,079
#14Mayfield Primary School£6,935
#15Bewick Bridge Community Primary School£6,843
#16Ridgefield Primary School£6,843
#17Fawcett Primary School£6,842
#18Morley Memorial Primary School£6,776
#19Arbury Primary School£6,627
#20The Spinney Primary School£6,550
#21University of Cambridge Primary School£6,529
#22Queen Edith Primary School£6,409
#23St Matthew's Primary School£6,227
#24Newnham Croft Primary School£6,213
#25Trumpington Park Primary School£6,146
#26Milton Road Primary School£5,920
#27St Alban's Catholic Primary School£5,374

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