The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
About The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024, with every assessed category — quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management — all judged Good. The school was not given an overall effectiveness grade in that inspection, but its previous graded inspection in 2014 also rated it Good overall. On the most informative exam metric available, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits above the local authority average of 58% for similar schools, placing Rackham 82nd out of 210 primary schools in Cambridgeshire. The school’s ranking score of 63 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, though it ranks 15th out of 27 schools in East Cambridgeshire specifically, putting it just above the middle of its immediate local area.
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The full report on this school
What 76 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
22 Oct 2024From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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