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Queen Edith Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Godwin Way, Cambridge CB1 8QP · queenedithschool.org.uk · 01223 712200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 394
- 94% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 44.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 41 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Queen Edith Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 69
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied