Newnham Croft Primary School
Chedworth Street, Cambridge, CB3 9JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Ferguson
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 110658
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223508737
About this school
Newnham Croft Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newnham Croft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 71% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 24% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 88% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 79% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Newnham Croft 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 | 74% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newnham Croft Primary School compares
Newnham Croft Primary School ranked 11th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 221 | — |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School | 38% | 5.9% | 19.7% | 152 | 0.7 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3% | 4.7% | 205 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | 72% | 5% | 12.9% | 116 | 1.1 miles |
| St Matthew's Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 15.1% | 628 | 1.2 miles |
| Fawcett Primary School | 62% | 5% | 30.5% | 356 | 1.3 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.21%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 9.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Park Street CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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St Matthew's Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Fawcett Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Newnham Croft Primary School ranks 6th of the 76 ranked primary 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 ages does Newnham Croft Primary School teach?
- Newnham Croft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Newnham Croft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newnham Croft Primary School is Mr Edward Ferguson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newnham Croft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newnham Croft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newnham Croft Primary School?
- Newnham Croft Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newnham Croft Primary School full?
- Newnham Croft Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 221 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newnham Croft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newnham Croft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newnham Croft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newnham Croft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newnham Croft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newnham Croft Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Newnham Croft Primary School ranked 11th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newnham Croft Primary School's absence rate?
- Newnham Croft Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newnham Croft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newnham Croft 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 29 June 2026.