Harston and Newton Community Primary School
High Street, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PX
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Harston and Newton Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Siobhan Rouse
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 125
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 110612
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
About this school
Harston and Newton Community Primary School was a community primary school in Cambridge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Harston and Newton Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 74% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 89% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 95% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harston and Newton Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harston and Newton Community Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.8% | 18.2% | 110 | — |
| Harston and Newton Primary School | — | 4.4% | 13.7% | 117 | 0.0 miles |
| Hauxton Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 21.3% | 51 | 1.1 miles |
| Haslingfield Endowed Primary School | 48% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 135 | 1.4 miles |
| Barrington CofE VC Primary School | 40% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 174 | 1.9 miles |
| Foxton Primary School | 67% | 8.7% | 25% | 79 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.2%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harston and Newton Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Hauxton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Barrington CofE VC Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Foxton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harston and Newton Community Primary School teach?
- Harston and Newton Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Cambridge.
- Has Harston and Newton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Harston and Newton Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Harston and Newton Community Primary School?
- Harston and Newton Community Primary School had 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Harston and Newton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Harston and Newton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harston and Newton Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.