King's Hedges Nursery School
King's Hedges Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Cambridge for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 31 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
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What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 14 March 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome | Inspected as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2024 | Ungraded | Standards maintained | Kings Hedges Primary School (predecessor) |
† These inspections are for Kings Hedges Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2011. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
53 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Kings Hedges Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 53 | 65 | 53 | 57 | 50 | 40 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 78% | 75% | 84% | 70% | 78% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 8% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.6 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 105.2 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 85% | 85% | 83% | 89% | 84% | 90% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 87% | 83% | 87% | 93% | 80% | 88% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 93% | 88% | 85% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +4.2 | +5.8 | +5.4 | +6.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +6.2 | +4.9 | +4.9 | +3.8 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 65% | 71% | 77% | 79% | 52% | 61% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 90% | 84% | 73% | 87% | 83% | 91% | – | – |
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 Kings Hedges Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2011. 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. 1 of the 4 gaps is 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
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.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cambridgeshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 31 | 40 | 68 | 62 | 63 | 52 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 74% | 45% | 57% | 32% | 27% | 33% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 10% | 15% | 10% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.9% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.9% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 26.5% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Kings Hedges Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2011. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Council | 0 m | 389 | Not inspected | 91 | Compare |
| Cambridge Regional College | Further education | 430 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Grove Primary School | Council | 510 m | 224 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Colleges Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 640 m | 75 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School | Academy | 660 m | 216 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| North Cambridge Academy | Academy | 730 m | 687 | Not inspected | 44 | Compare |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | Council | 970 m | 180 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Arbury Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 380 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is King's Hedges Nursery School a good school?
King's Hedges Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2023.
What is King's Hedges Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated King's Hedges Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 14 March 2023.
How good are King's Hedges Nursery School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 79% 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 King's Hedges Nursery School have?
31 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.
What is attendance like at King's Hedges Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 95.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 2HU
- Telephone
- 01223 518330
- Website
- www.kingshedgesprimary.org.uk
- Interim Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Merritt
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- King's Hedges
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2011 (new nursery school)
- URN
- 136931 · LAESTAB 8731000
- Formerly
- Kings Hedges Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.