St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Wright
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 150571
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223712148
About this school
St Alban's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
How St Alban's Catholic Primary School compares
St Alban's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3% | 4.7% | 205 | — |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School | 38% | 5.9% | 19.7% | 152 | 0.1 miles |
| St Matthew's Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 15.1% | 628 | 0.5 miles |
| Newnham Croft Primary School | 81% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | 72% | 5% | 12.9% | 116 | 0.9 miles |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 371 | 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)
- 4.74%
- English as an additional language
- 63.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.01%
- Persistent absence
- 1.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
St Matthew's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Newnham Croft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Park Street CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Morley Memorial Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
St Alban's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th 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 year groups does St Alban's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School is Mr Christopher Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Alban's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Catholic 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Alban's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of East Anglia.
- Does St Alban's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Alban's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School is part of OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St Alban's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% 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 Alban's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census.
- What are St Alban's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban's Catholic 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.