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Jeavons Wood Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy419 pupilsNurseryCambridgeshire
School Chooser Score
73
Above
similar schools
Likely range 57 to 84
Out of 100. Better than 48% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedStrong teachingOfsted report card, February 2026
Reached the expected level at 1175%England 63%
Attendance96.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Parents would recommend69%90 Parent View responses
Places1 spare419 pupils, 420 places

Jeavons Wood Primary School is a converter academy in Great Cambourne for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 419 pupils and room for 420. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 73 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in February 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Eastgate, Great Cambourne, CB23 6DZ01954 717180jeavonswood.orgMrs Emily McMurray headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 3 February 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Strong
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
Strong
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
4 November 2021UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

61 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1175%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level13%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score107.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score109.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 63%63%20172018: 64%64%20182019: 69%69%20192023: 72%72%20232024: 75%75%20242025: 75%75%2025
Since 2017: +12%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017†CambridgeshireEngland
Pupils tested616165585959
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%75%72%69%64%63%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths13%2%9%17%7%12%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score107.0107.0108.0105.0104.0105.0106.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score109.0107.0106.0105.0103.0103.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score107.0108.0108.0104.0104.0105.0105.2105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard80%87%78%74%78%75%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard87%79%85%78%71%73%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)89%84%77%79%75%76%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.9+0.9-2.2-0.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.1+1.0-2.3-2.1
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged60%44%42%40%42%50%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged78%81%79%75%70%67%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Jeavons Wood Primary School, the school this one replaced in July 2017. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
60%78%
Gap 18 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
80%69%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
79%75%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%13%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places395 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
94% full

About 25 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 700 m away in 2021, 1.1 miles away in 2019, 490 m away in 2018. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2021. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 700 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2021 Primary6060700 mLA
2019 Primary60601.1 milesLA
2018 Primary6060490 mLA

The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.

What a home within 0.8 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 0.8 miles of the school£357,000half sold for £277k to £458k
Homes sold263December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-18%a typical home in the district sells for £436,452

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

What parents say

Would recommend the school69%England 87%
My child is happy here78%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe77%
Positive overall61%
My child is happy at this school
78%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
77%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
62%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
30% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
15%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
69%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
31% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
39%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
57%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
47%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
59%England 82%
I would recommend this school
69%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
61%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 90 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll419Census January 2026
Places420100% full
Pupils from low-income families14%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English25%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%48 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%15 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.511 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils9%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)15%£91,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls227 / 192
White British pupils52%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (18), Autistic spectrum disorder (17), Moderate learning difficulty (12), Specific learning difficulty (10), language and communications needs (2), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll419430421424410424
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14%15%17%16%13%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language25%24%22%23%20%17%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support16%18%18%15%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%3%3%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.5%4.4%5.1%6.4%3.4%3.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.0%3.8%4.2%5.9%3.1%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.5%0.6%0.9%0.5%0.3%0.4%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.8%9.3%11.4%15.4%6.8%2.7%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.92.43.12.92.1
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers18.9full-time equivalent, 22 people
Pupils per teacher21.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants19.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,415
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.32024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,095England £7,128. Total £2.6m
Income per pupil£6,170England £7,587. Total £2.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,860England £3,405
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £228k, £530 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£32kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,095spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m16512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate56 per 1,000 people38% lower than the England average
Typical house price£435,000South Cambridgeshire

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Monkfield Park Primary SchoolCouncil670 m399Good 202465Compare
The Vine Inter-Church Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist760 m366Good 202362Compare
Caldecote Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles193Good 202276Compare
Bourn CofE Primary AcademyAcademy2.0 miles193Good 202372Compare
Elsworth CofE VA Primary SchoolChurch of England2.7 miles130Good 202375Compare
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary SchoolCouncil3.1 miles585Report card 202634Compare
The Newton Community Primary SchoolCouncil3.3 miles54Good 202313Compare
Pendragon Community Primary SchoolCouncil3.5 miles290Good 202238Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Jeavons Wood Primary School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats48%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 73 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 7 · middle 75 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Jeavons Wood Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Milton Road Primary SchoolCouncil8.1 miles424No overall grade 202595Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 73 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 73% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 57 to 84. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.15
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 61 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.06
Ofsted report card, 0.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
-0.03
DfE progress measure; 61 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.06
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.08
2024/25; 375 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%above
+0.04
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 61 pupils
What parents say5%well below
-0.08
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 90 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Jeavons Wood Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Jeavons Wood Primary School scores 73 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 57 to 84, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Jeavons Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 3 February 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as as expected.

How good are Jeavons Wood Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 75% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 13% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Jeavons Wood Primary School have?

419 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 100% full.

Is Jeavons Wood Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2021 the last place went to a child living 700 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Jeavons Wood Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Jeavons Wood Primary School?

69% of the 90 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 78% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Jeavons Wood Primary School?

The average class had 27.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 9% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Eastgate, Great Cambourne, CB23 6DZ
Telephone
01954 717180
Website
www.jeavonswood.org
Headteacher
Mrs Emily McMurray
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
The Cam Academy Trust (17 schools)
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Ward
Cambourne
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 July 2017 (academy converter)
URN
144537 · LAESTAB 8735205 · UKPRN 10064010
Formerly
Jeavons Wood Primary School

Where these figures come from