Arbury Primary School
Carlton Way, Cambridge, CB4 2DE
380 pupils · 90% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 40.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 30 | 91 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 35 | 91 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 38 | 34 | 79 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 41 | 83 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 35 | 91 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 37 | 87 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 52 | 99 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 39 | 99 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Milton Road Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Mayfield Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Laurence Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Grove Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kings Hedges Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.