Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School
7 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alexandra Housden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 208
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 110793
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01763852474
About this school
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Royston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 141 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 28 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 86% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 68% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Steeple Morden CofE VC 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 | 50% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School compares
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School ranked 131st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.8% | 13.5% | 141 | — |
| Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy | — | 5% | 30.4% | 67 | 1.1 miles |
| Ashwell Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 8.3% | 229 | 2.2 miles |
| Bassingbourn Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 326 | 2.8 miles |
| Dunton CofE Junior School | — | 3.4% | 12% | 66 | 3.2 miles |
| Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School | — | 4.8% | 7.7% | 58 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.51%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Nr Royston
-
Ashwell Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Baldock
-
Bassingbourn Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Royston
-
Dunton CofE Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Biggleswade
-
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School3.4 miles
Primary · Sandy
Other schools in Royston
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Royston.
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School Primary
- Bassingbourn Primary School Primary
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School Primary
- Fowlmere Primary School Primary
- Icknield Walk First School Primary
- Melbourn Primary School Primary
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Reed First School Primary
- Roman Way Academy Primary
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Studlands Rise First School Primary
- Tannery Drift School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School teach?
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Royston.
- Who is the headteacher of Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School is Mrs Alexandra Housden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Steeple Morden CofE VC 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 Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School?
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School full?
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School has capacity for 208 pupils and 141 on roll (68%), 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 Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School rank locally?
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School ranked 131st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School's absence rate?
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Steeple Morden CofE VC 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 15 July 2026.