Queen Emma Primary School
Gunhild Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Jarman
- Federation
- The Queens' Federation
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 136241
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223714300
About this school
Queen Emma Primary School is a foundation primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Emma 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 60 | 53 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 53% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 19% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 62% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 70% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Queen Emma 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 | 62% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Emma Primary School compares
Queen Emma Primary School ranked 46th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.5% | 24.2% | 391 | — |
| Queen Edith Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 394 | 0.4 miles |
| The Spinney Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 8% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| Colville Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 26.1% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 52% | 5.9% | 26.3% | 177 | 0.8 miles |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 371 | 0.8 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)
- 24.15%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Edith Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
The Spinney Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Colville Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Morley Memorial Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Queen Emma Primary School ranks 24th 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 Queen Emma Primary School teach?
- Queen Emma Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Emma Primary School?
- The headteacher of Queen Emma Primary School is Mrs S Jarman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Emma Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Emma 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 Queen Emma Primary School?
- Queen Emma Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queen Emma Primary School full?
- Queen Emma Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 391 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Queen Emma Primary School a faith school?
- No. Queen Emma Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queen Emma Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queen Emma Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queen Emma Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Emma Primary School is part of the The Queens' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Emma Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Emma Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Queen Emma Primary School ranked 46th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Emma Primary School's absence rate?
- Queen Emma Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Emma Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Emma 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 1 July 2026.