Colville Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Colville Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2021 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils join a community where ‘love, laughter and learning’ come together to create a supportive environment.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), receive appropriate assistance and care.”
- “Adults in school try to understand what makes each pupil tick.”
To improve
- “Although pupils engage in effective learning activities across subjects, expectations for writing are less consistent.”
- “This can result in some pupils’ mistakes, in aspects such as letter formation or punctuation, not being fully addressed.”
- “In the early years, there is a strong focus on practising reading, but children have fewer opportunities to develop accurate writing skills before entering Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2021, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Spinney Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Emma Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Edith Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ridgefield Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Morley Memorial Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published