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Kings Hedges Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge CB4 2HU · kingshedgesprimary.org.uk · 01223 518330
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- 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
- 389
- 93% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 38.6%
- First language not English
- 53.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 31 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 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kings Hedges Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 169
- 43% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (9%) with SEND