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Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge CB24 3DS · pth.graceschools.org.uk · 01954 584801
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- 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
- 471
- 79% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.3%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Grace Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 38 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 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135740)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Pathfinder CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 130
- 29% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (24%) with SEND