St Luke's CofE Primary School
Frenchs Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Barnes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 146965
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223566879
About this school
St Luke's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Luke's CofE 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 22 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 82% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 91% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 95% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 95% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 St Luke's CofE 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 | 59% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Luke's CofE Primary School compares
St Luke's CofE Primary School ranked 19th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 6.5% | 35.1% | 59 | — |
| Mayfield Primary School | 58% | 3.9% | 17.3% | 398 | 0.3 miles |
| Arbury Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 42.5% | 380 | 0.4 miles |
| Milton Road Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 14.4% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | 72% | 5% | 12.9% | 116 | 0.6 miles |
| University of Cambridge Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 660 | 0.9 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)
- 35.11%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 21.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mayfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Arbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Milton Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Park Street CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
University of Cambridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
St Luke's CofE Primary School ranks 10th 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 St Luke's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Luke's CofE Primary School is Mrs Sarah Barnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Luke's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke's CofE 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 St Luke's CofE Primary School?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Luke's CofE Primary School full?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 59 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 St Luke's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Luke's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does St Luke's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Luke's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Luke's CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School is part of GRACE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Luke's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Luke's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School ranked 19th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Luke's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke's CofE 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.