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Robert Arkenstall Primary School

East Cambridgeshire, CB6 3UAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2022
KS2 Results
41%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 31 places
Ranking
#12,336
of 13,686 nationally

About Robert Arkenstall Primary School

Robert Arkenstall Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in East Cambridgeshire, within the Cambridgeshire local authority. Among the 210 primary schools in the county, it ranks 172nd, placing it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the same area include Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, Caldecote Primary School, and Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The school sits in a largely rural district and serves 286 pupils, just shy of its 300-place capacity. It is a non-denominational school with no religious character, and its headteacher is Kate Bonney. The school was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2022, when it was judged to remain Good overall, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2012.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCamping Close, Haddenham, Ely, East Cambridgeshire, CB6 3UA
HeadteacherKate Bonney
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils286
Free School Meals (FSM)16.8%
School Capacity286 / 300 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 May 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 May 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Robert Arkenstall 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.