Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School

South Cambridgeshire · SG8 0PD

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 141 pupils, 12.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School

General Information

Address: 7 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0PD – View on map
Phone: 01763852474
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Alexandra Housden
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 12 families put it first for 13 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

141 pupils out of 208 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 18
% eligible for free school meals: 12.8%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the South Cambridgeshire average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (South Cambridgeshire 17.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 14% moved to another school, 86% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 7.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.3%
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: 15.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2023). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the South Cambridgeshire average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 51% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 51%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 61% · Writing 61% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 18 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 schoolSouth Cambridgeshire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the South Cambridgeshire average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 42nd of 57 junior and primary schools in the area

#41Waterbeach Community Primary School57%
=42Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School56%
=42Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School56%
=42The Vine Inter-Church Primary School56%
#45Pendragon Community Primary School55%

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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

#1Histon and Impington Brook Primary School90%
#2Histon and Impington Park Primary School85%
#3Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School81%
#4Meldreth Primary School79%
#5Elsworth CofE VA Primary School77%
#6Fulbourn Primary School76%
=7Jeavons Wood Primary School75%
=7Stapleford Community Primary School75%
=7Thriplow CofE Primary School75%
#10Bar Hill Community Primary School74%
=11Swavesey Primary School73%
=11Teversham CofE VA Primary School73%
=13Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School72%
=13Oakington CofE Primary School72%
=15Linton Heights Junior School71%
=15William Westley Church of England VC Primary School71%
=17Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School70%
=17Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy70%
=17The Bellbird Primary School70%
=20Hauxton Primary School69%
=20Milton Church of England Primary School69%
=22Hatton Park Primary School68%
=22Monkfield Park Primary School68%
#24Foxton Primary School67%
=25Meadow Primary School65%
=25Pathfinder CofE Primary School65%
=27Bourn CofE Primary Academy63%
=27Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School63%
=27Fen Ditton Primary School63%
=27Trumpington Meadows Primary School63%
#31Melbourn Primary School62%
=32Caldecote Primary School61%
=32Cottenham Primary School61%
=32Girton Glebe Primary School61%
#35Marleigh Primary Academy60%
=36Barton CofE VA Primary School59%
=36The Icknield Primary School59%
=38Duxford Church of England Community Primary School58%
=38Fen Drayton Primary School58%
=38Meridian Primary School58%
#41Waterbeach Community Primary School57%
=42Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School56%
=42Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School56%
=42The Vine Inter-Church Primary School56%
#45Pendragon Community Primary School55%
#46Bassingbourn Primary School52%
#47Willingham Primary School51%
#48Haslingfield Endowed Primary School48%
=49Gamlingay Village Primary45%
=49Great Abington Primary School45%
=51Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School43%
=51Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School43%
#53Orchard Park Community Primary School41%
#54Barrington CofE VC Primary School40%
#55The Newton Community Primary School33%
#56Fowlmere Primary School25%
#57Over Primary School21%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,659 (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.

14th of 58 primary schools in South Cambridgeshire for spending per pupil

#12Trumpington Meadows Primary School£7,843
#13Fulbourn Primary School£7,674
#14Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School£7,659
#15Histon and Impington Brook Primary School£7,574
#16Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School£7,561

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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 Newton Community Primary School£10,980
#2Marleigh Primary Academy£9,653
#3Hauxton Primary School£9,513
#4Foxton Primary School£9,481
#5Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy£9,305
#6Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School£9,106
#7Fen Drayton Primary School£8,717
#8Orchard Park Community Primary School£8,370
#9Fowlmere Primary School£8,315
#10Teversham CofE VA Primary School£8,249
#11Meldreth Primary School£8,235
#12Trumpington Meadows Primary School£7,843
#13Fulbourn Primary School£7,674
#14Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School£7,659
#15Histon and Impington Brook Primary School£7,574
#16Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School£7,561
#17Great Abington Primary School£7,539
#18Willingham Primary School£7,388
#19Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy£7,224
#20Swavesey Primary School£7,198
#21Fen Ditton Primary School£7,169
#22Girton Glebe Primary School£7,130
#23Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School£7,111
#24Melbourn Primary School£7,104
#25Pendragon Community Primary School£7,054
#26Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School£7,029
#27Duxford Church of England Community Primary School£6,998
#28The Icknield Primary School£6,944
#29Caldecote Primary School£6,929
#30Stapleford Community Primary School£6,918
#31Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School£6,851
#32William Westley Church of England VC Primary School£6,777
#33Monkfield Park Primary School£6,765
#34The Vine Inter-Church Primary School£6,718
#35Meridian Primary School£6,705
#36Barrington CofE VC Primary School£6,661
#37Oakington CofE Primary School£6,600
#38Bassingbourn Primary School£6,557
#39Elsworth CofE VA Primary School£6,534
#40Meadow Primary School£6,498
#41Haslingfield Endowed Primary School£6,483
#42Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School£6,465
#43Barton CofE VA Primary School£6,418
#44Bourn CofE Primary Academy£6,405
#45Thriplow CofE Primary School£6,394
#46Over Primary School£6,306
#47Cottenham Primary School£6,296
#48The Bellbird Primary School£6,253
#49Bar Hill Community Primary School£6,107
#50Waterbeach Community Primary School£6,102
#51Jeavons Wood Primary School£6,095
#52Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School£6,084
#53Gamlingay Village Primary£6,020
#54Milton Church of England Primary School£5,872
#55Harston and Newton Primary School£5,624
#56Pathfinder CofE Primary School£5,543
#57Hatton Park Primary School£5,282
#58Histon and Impington Park Primary School£5,032

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