Shirley Community Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

CambridgeConstituency

CB4 1TFPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shirley Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 303 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

303

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 303
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.