Shirley Community Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Nuffield Road
 Chesterton
 Cambridge
 Cambridgeshire CB4 1TF
Telephone: 01223 712252

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from St Andrew's CofE Community VA Junior School

Staff and Pupils

Co-Headteacher: Mr John Cattermole (since November 2019 – came from Littleport Community Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Mrs Leach and Mrs Kidney
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 16.93 / 22.23
Non-teaching Staff*: 30.46
Number of pupils: 344
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.3
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 55.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 54.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £2,587,309*
Income Per Pupil: £7,521
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Authority: Cambridgeshire
Constituency: Cambridge
Electoral Ward: East Chesterton
School Number: 8732115

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Chesterton Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  2. The Grove Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  3. Cambridge Regional College (1.5km) show on map
  4. Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) (1.5km) show on map
  5. North Cambridge Academy (1.5km) show on map
  6. Colleges Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  7. Kings Hedges Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  8. King's Hedges Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  9. Fen Ditton Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  10. Milton Road Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  11. OA - Cambridge (1.9km) show on map
  12. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge (2.0km) show on map
  13. Castle School, Cambridge (2.1km) show on map
  14. Milton Church of England Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. St Laurence Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  16. Arbury Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  17. The Fields Nursery School (2.2km) show on map
  18. The Galfrid School (2.2km) show on map
  19. Chesterton Community College (2.4km) show on map
  20. Brunswick Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Marleigh Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  22. Orchard Park Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  23. St Matthew's Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  24. St Luke's CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  25. St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  26. Park Street CofE Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  27. Hope Tree School (3.0km) show on map
  28. Mayfield Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  29. Parkside Community College (3.0km) show on map
  30. Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge (3.2km) show on map
  31. Cambridge Maths School (3.2km) show on map
  32. Impington Village College (3.3km) show on map
  33. The Cavendish School (3.3km) show on map
  34. Teversham CofE VA Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  35. Sancton Wood School (3.6km) show on map
  36. St John's College School (3.7km) show on map
  37. St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  38. St Alban's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  39. Coleridge Community College (3.9km) show on map
  40. St. Andrew's College Cambridge (3.9km) show on map
  41. Cambridge Muslim Secondary School (3.9km) show on map
  42. The Stephen Perse Foundation (3.9km) show on map
  43. Ridgefield Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  44. The Leys School (4.0km) show on map
  45. Histon Early Years Centre (4.0km) show on map
  46. Mander Portman Woodward (4.0km) show on map
  47. Heritage School (4.0km) show on map
  48. St Mary's School (4.1km) show on map
  49. King's College School (4.1km) show on map
  50. Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  51. St Bede's Inter-Church School (4.2km) show on map
  52. The Spinney Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  53. Histon and Impington Park Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  54. Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Con... (4.4km) show on map
  55. Hills Road Sixth Form College (4.5km) show on map
  56. Newnham Croft Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  57. Morley Memorial Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  58. Bewick Bridge Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  59. Holme Court School (4.7km) show on map
  60. Cambridge International School (4.7km) show on map
  61. Abbey College Cambridge (4.7km) show on map
  62. Girton Glebe Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  63. St Faith's School (4.8km) show on map
  64. Queen Emma Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  65. Colville Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  66. Gretton School (5.0km) show on map
  67. Queen Edith Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  68. The Perse School (5.2km) show on map
  69. Homerton Early Years Centre (5.2km) show on map
  70. The Netherhall School (5.3km) show on map
  71. Waterbeach Community Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  72. University of Cambridge Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  73. Long Road Sixth Form College (5.6km) show on map
  74. Pilgrim Pathways School (5.7km) show on map
  75. Trumpington Community College (6.0km) show on map
  76. Fawcett Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  77. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (6.1km) show on map
  78. Waldorf Cambridge School (6.1km) show on map
  79. Cottenham Village College (6.4km) show on map
  80. The Centre School (6.4km) show on map
  81. Trumpington Park Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  82. Oakington CofE Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  83. Landmark International School (6.9km) show on map
  84. Fulbourn Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  85. Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled... (7.0km) show on map
  86. Bottisham Village College (7.0km) show on map
  87. Cottenham Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  88. Trumpington Meadows Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  89. Bottisham Community Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  90. Barton CofE VA Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  91. Northstowe Learning Community (8.3km) show on map
  92. The Martin Bacon Academy (8.4km) show on map
  93. Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  94. Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  95. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  96. Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primar... (9.2km) show on map
  97. Stapleford Community Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  98. Bar Hill Community Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  99. Hatton Park Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  100. Meridian Primary School (9.5km) show on map
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