Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

About Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

Parents considering Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School will find a school that is clearly popular locally, with oversubscription figures that tell their own story. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 71 applications for just 27 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.63. That means nearly three families applied for every available spot, and all 26 first-preference applicants were offered a place, suggesting that for those who put it top of their list, the school delivers. While the school doesn't publish a parent recommendation percentage, the high demand implies a solid reputation among local families. The school is a state primary for mixed genders, ages 3 to 11, and is non-religious. It has a nursery provision, which is a practical bonus for families with younger children. The headteacher is Donna Wellings, and the school operates within the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.

Academically, Cambridge Road sits in the bottom half of schools nationally, ranked 10,265 out of 13,686 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard in reading, writing and maths. In its most recent 2023 Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good overall, with behaviour and attitudes judged Outstanding. The early years provision, quality of education, personal development, and leadership and management were all rated Good. At key stage 2 in 2023/24, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, below the local authority average of 61%. However, average scores in reading and maths both sat at 103, and 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and maths individually. Only 19% reached the higher standard in maths, and 13% in reading, with no pupils achieving higher in writing. The school's previous inspection in 2012 also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding at that time.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite, forest school, library, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, rounders, dance, swimming and cricket, and there are clubs for gardening, chess and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school provides for moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed, so families will need to apply early and likely live close by. It has a capacity of 210 but currently has 247 pupils on roll, meaning it is operating above its official capacity. For those who don't secure a place, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Wolverham Primary and Nursery School, just 0.6 km away. This school would suit families who value a Good-rated, community-focused primary with strong behaviour standards and a wide range of facilities, but who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average.

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