Chesterton Primary School
Green End Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Executive Head Teacher
- Miss Victoria Storey
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 139556
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223728392
About this school
Chesterton Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chesterton 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 29 | 24 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 58% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 88% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 67% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Chesterton 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 | 72% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterton Primary School compares
Chesterton Primary School ranked 170th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 3.8% | 32.9% | 173 | — |
| Shirley Community Primary School | 43% | 8.7% | 43.6% | 303 | 0.3 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 7.6% | 49.8% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Milton Road Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 14.4% | 424 | 0.8 miles |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 38.6% | 389 | 1.0 miles |
| The Galfrid School | 35% | 8.2% | 47.2% | 211 | 1.1 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)
- 32.93%
- English as an additional language
- 40.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shirley Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
The Grove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Milton Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Kings Hedges Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
The Galfrid School1.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Chesterton Primary School ranks 70th 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 Chesterton Primary School teach?
- Chesterton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Chesterton Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Chesterton Primary School is Miss Victoria Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chesterton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterton 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 Chesterton Primary School?
- Chesterton Primary School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chesterton Primary School full?
- Chesterton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 173 on roll (82%), 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 Chesterton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chesterton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chesterton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chesterton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Chesterton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chesterton Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chesterton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesterton Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Chesterton Primary School ranked 170th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesterton Primary School's absence rate?
- Chesterton 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 Chesterton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterton 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.