Bottisham Community Primary School
Beechwood Avenue, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Mark Askew
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 304
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 145425
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223811235
About this school
Bottisham Community Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 245 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 69% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 76% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 71% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Bottisham Community 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 | 51% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 301 |
| 2024/25 | 273 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bottisham Community Primary School compares
Bottisham Community Primary School ranked 39th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 | 72% | 3.9% | 21.3% | 245 | — |
| Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 77 | 1.3 miles |
| Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy | 70% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 77 | 1.6 miles |
| Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School | 94% | 4% | 20.2% | 97 | 2.6 miles |
| Fulbourn Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 254 | 3.3 miles |
| Teversham CofE VA Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 39.9% | 161 | 3.5 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)
- 21.34%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 7.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Fulbourn Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Teversham CofE VA Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Bottisham Community Primary School ranks 19th 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
- 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
- Chesterton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bottisham Community Primary School teach?
- Bottisham Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Bottisham Community Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Bottisham Community Primary School is Mr Mark Askew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bottisham Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bottisham Community 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 Bottisham Community Primary School?
- Bottisham Community Primary School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bottisham Community Primary School full?
- Bottisham Community Primary School has capacity for 304 pupils and 245 on roll (81%), 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 Bottisham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bottisham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bottisham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bottisham Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bottisham Community Primary School?
- Bottisham Community Primary School is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bottisham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bottisham Community Primary School rank locally?
- Bottisham Community Primary School ranked 39th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 Bottisham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Bottisham Community 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 Bottisham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bottisham Community 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 10 July 2026.