Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Church Lane, Castle Camps, Cambridge, CB21 4TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Alexandra O'Connor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 110784
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01799584270
About this school
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 125 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 65% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 70% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) 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 | 53% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 136 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School compares
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School ranked 91st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.9% | 22% | 125 | — |
| Clements Primary Academy | 57% | 7.7% | 41.2% | 268 | 2.1 miles |
| Burton End Primary Academy | 57% | 5.4% | 26.4% | 449 | 2.2 miles |
| St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill | 45% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 217 | 2.3 miles |
| Place Farm Primary Academy | 75% | 6.3% | 31.3% | 416 | 2.6 miles |
| Ashdon Primary School | 20% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 58 | 2.8 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)
- 22.03%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 9.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clements Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Burton End Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill2.3 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Place Farm Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Ashdon Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
Other schools in Cambridge
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School ranks 45th 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
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Chesterton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School teach?
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School is Miss Alexandra O'Connor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) 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 Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School?
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School full?
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 125 on roll (89%), 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 Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School rank locally?
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School ranked 91st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) 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.