Kingsfield Primary School
Burnsfield Street, Chatteris, PE16 6ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Harradine
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 476
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 140888
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01354692323
About this school
Kingsfield Primary School is a primary academy in Chatteris. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 268 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
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 | 54 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 49% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 56% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 41% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Kingsfield 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 | 43% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsfield Primary School compares
Kingsfield Primary School ranked 161st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 268 | — |
| Glebelands Primary Academy | 59% | 6% | 26.7% | 401 | 0.5 miles |
| Lionel Walden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 205 | 2.9 miles |
| Benwick Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 28.6% | 105 | 3.8 miles |
| Thomas Eaton Primary Academy | 27% | 7.9% | 36.8% | 126 | 4.0 miles |
| Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School | 100% | 6% | 13.7% | 114 | 4.5 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)
- 34.58%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glebelands Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Chatteris
-
Lionel Walden Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · March
-
Benwick Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · March
-
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · March
-
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Ely
Other schools in Chatteris
- Glebelands Primary Academy Primary
- Cromwell Community College All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingsfield Primary School teach?
- Kingsfield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatteris.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsfield Primary School is Mrs Nicola Harradine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsfield 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 Kingsfield Primary School?
- Kingsfield Primary School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kingsfield Primary School full?
- Kingsfield Primary School has capacity for 476 pupils and 268 on roll (56%), 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 Kingsfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingsfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kingsfield Primary School?
- Kingsfield 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 Kingsfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsfield Primary School rank locally?
- Kingsfield Primary School ranked 161st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsfield 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.