Spring Meadow Infant School

About Spring Meadow Infant School

Spring Meadow Infant School is a state primary in Cambridgeshire, serving children aged 4 to 7 in the East Cambridgeshire area. Within the local authority, it sits among 210 primary schools, with only five rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The school’s closest ranked peers in the same LA include Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, Caldecote Primary School, and Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School, though Spring Meadow itself holds a solid Good rating from its most recent inspection in March 2024. That inspection marked a clear improvement from the previous one in 2020, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall. Under headteacher Laura Fielding, the school now receives Good marks across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. With 143 pupils on roll against a capacity of 180, the school has room to grow, but it is already oversubscribed — 45 families applied for 29 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 27 of those were first-preference offers.

Academic outcomes data for Spring Meadow Infant School is limited because it only covers the infant years, ending at age 7, so there are no Key Stage 2 SATs results or Progress 8 scores to report. The school’s most recent Ofsted report, however, notes that the quality of education is Good, with early years provision also rated Good. The previous inspection in 2020 had rated quality of education as Requires Improvement (a score of 3), so the jump to Good (a score of 2) represents meaningful progress. The school serves a community with a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals — 37.1 per cent — which is well above the national average and suggests a significant level of disadvantage. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 58 per cent, but without Spring Meadow’s own KS2 data, it is not possible to compare directly. Parents considering the school will want to look at how well it supports early reading and maths in Reception and Year 1, areas typically highlighted in infant school inspections.

Spring Meadow Infant School offers a broad set of facilities for a small infant school, including an ICT suite, a sensory room, a gymnasium, a library, forest school provision, art studios, a sports hall, playing fields, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, cricket, athletics, and netball, while clubs range from film club and drama to eco club and choir. The school also has a nursery provision, which can be a practical advantage for families looking for continuity from early years into Reception. Its SEND provisions are notably comprehensive for a school of this size, covering social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and a dedicated SEN unit. With an oversubscription ratio of 1.55 and 27 first-preference offers made, it is a popular choice locally. This school will particularly suit families who value strong SEND support, a creative and active curriculum, and a setting that has demonstrably improved its Ofsted rating in recent years.

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