Pilgrim Pathways School
Pilgrim Pathways School is a pupil referral unit in Cambridge for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 5 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 outstanding, back in 2023.
Block 19, Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EE01223 534472pilgrim.cambs.sch.ukMrs Nadine Gooding-Hebert headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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: emotional and mental health (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 50% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldorf Cambridge School | Independent | 540 m | 92 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 222 | Report card 2026 | 97 | Compare |
| Fulbourn Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 254 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Landmark International School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 106 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 177 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| Colville Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 221 | No overall grade 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| The Spinney Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 177 | Report card 2026 | 85 | Compare |
| Teversham CofE VA Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 161 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Pilgrim Pathways School a good school?
Pilgrim Pathways School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Pilgrim Pathways School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pilgrim Pathways School outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 November 2023.
How many pupils does Pilgrim Pathways School have?
5 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Block 19, Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EE
- Telephone
- 01223 534472
- Website
- www.pilgrim.cambs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nadine Gooding-Hebert
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2004 (new provision)
- URN
- 134765 · LAESTAB 8731105 · UKPRN 10016937
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.