Park Street CofE Primary School

About Park Street CofE Primary School

Park Street CofE Primary School in Cambridge holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. In its 2023 graded inspection, inspectors awarded Good marks across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The most telling academic metric for this Church of England primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 71 per cent. That figure places the school comfortably above the local authority average of 58 per cent for similar schools, and ranks it 7th out of 26 primary schools in Cambridge. In the East of England region, it sits in the top 25 per cent of schools, and nationally it ranks in the top 28 per cent. With just 116 pupils on a capacity of 125, the school is small enough that individual results can shift percentages noticeably, but the pattern here is clearly positive.

Looking deeper at the 2023/24 SATs results, the school’s strengths become more specific. In reading, 86 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, with 43 per cent reaching the higher standard — a strong showing. Maths saw every single pupil hit the expected standard, and 21 per cent achieved the higher benchmark. Writing was slightly lower, with 79 per cent at expected and 21 per cent at greater depth. The average scaled scores tell a similar story: reading averaged 108 and maths 106, both above the national baseline of 100. The combined higher standard (reaching the higher level in all three subjects) was 14 per cent. While the school does not publish Progress 8 scores, the raw attainment data suggests pupils are arriving at Year 6 well prepared. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is the University of Cambridge Primary School, two kilometres away, but Park Street’s Good rating with strong exam results makes it a solid contender in its own right.

The school is oversubscribed, with 61 applications for 18 places in the 2025/26 intake, and only 11 first-preference offers made. That ratio of 3.39 applicants per place means families need to be strategic. Facilities include a library, ICT suite, chapel, playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports provision is broad, covering football, cricket, swimming, netball, gymnastics, dance and cross country, while after-school clubs include science, chess and film. The school’s SEND register is well-documented, with support for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language issues, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 12.9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is moderately diverse. This is a small, community-focused primary that suits families who value strong academic foundations within a Church of England setting, but who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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