Fulbourn Primary School
School Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beci McCaughran
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 110759
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223712525
About this school
Fulbourn Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 254 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 5 October 2022, 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 | 45 | 35 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 66% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 77% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Fulbourn 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 | 73% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 281 |
| 2023/24 | 267 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulbourn Primary School compares
Fulbourn Primary School ranked 24th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 254 | — |
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 15.3% | 222 | 1.7 miles |
| Colville Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 26.1% | 221 | 1.9 miles |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 52% | 5.9% | 26.3% | 177 | 1.9 miles |
| Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy | 70% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 77 | 2.2 miles |
| Teversham CofE VA Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 39.9% | 161 | 2.2 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)
- 15.53%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 5.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Colville Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Teversham CofE VA Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Fulbourn Primary School ranks 11th 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 year groups does Fulbourn Primary School teach?
- Fulbourn Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Fulbourn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fulbourn Primary School is Mrs Beci McCaughran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fulbourn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulbourn 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 big is Fulbourn Primary School?
- Fulbourn Primary School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fulbourn Primary School full?
- Fulbourn Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 254 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fulbourn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fulbourn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fulbourn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fulbourn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Fulbourn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fulbourn Primary School rank locally?
- Fulbourn Primary School ranked 24th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fulbourn Primary School's absence rate?
- Fulbourn Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fulbourn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fulbourn 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.