Mayfield Primary School

About Mayfield Primary School

Mayfield Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 metric sits just a notch above the Cambridgeshire average. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 60%, compared with the local authority average of 58% for primary schools of the same type. That places Mayfield 101st out of 210 schools in the county, squarely in the middle third. It is not one of the five outstanding primaries in Cambridgeshire, and the nearest school with that top rating, University of Cambridge Primary School, is only 1.3 kilometres away. But Mayfield’s own Ofsted rating is Good, a grade it has held across both its most recent inspections. The most recent was an ungraded visit in 2023 that confirmed the school remains Good, and the previous graded inspection in 2017 also awarded Good overall, with Good for leadership and management, early years provision, and quality of education.

Digging into the 2023/24 SATs results, the picture is more nuanced. In reading, 82% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 108, which is solid. Maths was similar, with 80% reaching the expected level and an average score of 107. Where the school really stands out is at the higher standard: 40% of pupils achieved a higher score in reading, and 37% did so in maths, both well above typical national figures. Writing is the weaker link — only 62% met the expected standard, and just 20% reached the higher level. That drags down the combined expected figure. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment data suggests a school that gets strong results in reading and maths but has room to improve in writing.

Mayfield is a popular school in Cambridge, and the numbers back that up. For its 60 Reception places in 2025/26, it received 159 applications, meaning 2.65 children applied for every place. Of those, 43 put it as their first preference, and 37 first-preference offers were made. The school is oversubscribed, so families living outside the catchment area should be realistic about their chances. On the facilities side, there is plenty to like: a sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, art studios, a library, playing fields, a forest school and even a chapel. Sports include tennis, athletics, gymnastics, cross country, swimming and netball, and there are clubs for coding, art and book club. The school also lists SEND provision for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 17.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is slightly above the national average for disadvantage, but the school’s capacity of 420 is almost full at 400 pupils. This is a solid state primary that suits families who want good reading and maths results, a wide range of facilities, and a school that is clearly in demand locally.

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