Shirley Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 110663
- Address
- Nuffield Road, Chesterton, CB4 1TF
- Website
- www.shirley.cambs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 348 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.0%
White British 44.8%
Mixed 14.1%
Other White 10.1%
Bangladeshi 8.9%
Gypsy/Roma 8.6%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Irish Traveller 2.3%
Indian 2%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell below average-3.6
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Shirley Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 44 24 20 |
| Year 1 | 49 23 26 |
| Year 2 | 49 16 33 |
| Year 3 | 52 27 25 |
| Year 4 | 50 32 18 |
| Year 5 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 6 | 46 20 26 |