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Queen Emma Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Gunhild Way, Cambridge CB1 8QY · queenemmaschool.org.uk · 01223 714300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion VII · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 391
- 1 over 390 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 46.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion VII” went to a home 0.54 mi (874 m) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion VII | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Queen Emma Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 38
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 45% who raised concerns
based on the 11% who had a child bullied