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Bar Hill Community Primary School

South Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 33 places
Ranking
#5,361
of 13,686 nationally

About Bar Hill Community Primary School

Bar Hill Community Primary School outperforms the Cambridgeshire local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes by a clear margin. In the 2023/24 academic year, 67% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 58%. That nine-point gap places the school 56th out of 210 primary schools across the county, putting it comfortably in the top quarter of Cambridgeshire primaries. The school’s ranking score of 67 also places it in the top 50% nationally. What makes this performance more notable is that 13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that suggests the school is achieving above-average results with a mixed intake. Its most recent graded inspection, in 2013, rated it Good overall, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management judged Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGladeside, Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DY
HeadteacherCharlotte Linden
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils252
Free School Meals (FSM)13.1%
School Capacity252 / 350 (72% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (15 Sept 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 17 Oct 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Outdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolLibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallDining HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

CricketFootballCross CountrySwimmingTennisRoundersNetball

Clubs & Activities

CodingGardeningEco ClubChoirArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:10

Source: barhillschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bar Hill Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.