Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
136
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary controlled school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(23/01/2019)
Full Report - All Reports
53%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Church Lane
Castle Camps
Cambridge
CB21 4TH
01799584270

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Your collaborative approach to leadership brings the staff together to enable pupils to make good progress. All staff who responded to the online survey agree that they are proud to work at a school where leaders do all that they can to ensure that there is a motivated, respected and effective team. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Comments on Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, praise the warm and welcoming ethos that focuses on helping every child to succeed academically and develop into confident, articulate individuals. One parent spoke for many in saying that, ‘My child loves this school and I love it too. All the staff are wonderful.’ You set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and they rise to the challenge. Consequently, pupils behave very well in class. They are polite, respectful and kind to each other and to adults. At social times pupils happily mix with each other, with the older children acting as buddies to support the younger children. During the inspection the older buddies were seen organising games for the younger children to ensure that playtime was fun. Governance is strong. Governors know the school well and are clear about the challenges it faces as well as its priorities for the future. They are robust in holding you and other leaders to account for the school’s performance. They use a range of evidence to do this, including external reports, internal reports and regular visits to the school during the working day. The governors also offer support to you and your staff. You and your team have worked hard to address the areas for improvement identified in the previous inspection report. Leaders and governors have ensured that time is now set aside for teachers to share best practice across the school in order to improve the quality of teaching. Subject leaders also have the time and training to enable them to monitor their areas of responsibility regularly. Equally, pupils are also provided with more opportunities to learn how to use computers, for example when writing up and editing English work in a mixed Year 2 and 3 class. The impact of these changes can be seen in the high standards that have been maintained in the early years and key stage 1. You know that more can be done to improve achievement in mathematics. Equally, you acknowledge that you need to continue to work closely with parents and carers to ensure that pupils’ attendance remains above national benchmarks at your school. Safeguarding is effective. All safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. The recording system contains a clear chronology of actions that staff take so that you can follow up concerns quickly. Pupils’ safeguarding files contain detailed evidence of how the school works closely with external agencies in order to keep pupils safe. Leaders have ensured that staff clearly understand procedures to follow in the event that they have any concerns about a child. Staff receive regular training on safeguarding, and you use weekly briefings as an opportunity for updating this knowledge when required. Staff know how to recognise signs that a pupil may be at risk. Governors have a detailed oversight of safeguarding. They use a range of evidence to monitor the effectiveness of safeguarding, including visiting the school to check systems and procedures and local authority audits. Consequently, all necessary checks are undertaken in a timely fashion to ensure that governors, staff and volunteers at the school are suitable to work with children. You record information appropriately on the school’s single central record, which meets all statutory requirements. Pupils who spoke to me told me that they feel happy and safe at school. This view was overwhelmingly supported by the parents who responded to Ofsted’s parental survey, Parent View. Pupils also said that while they sometimes fall out with their peers there is not any bullying at the school. Pupils were also confident that if bullying did occur ‘the teachers would stop it’ and said that they were happy to ‘go to any staff with our worries’.

Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>54, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>37, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>37, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>26} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>54, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>49, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019
Yes No {"yes"=>94, "no"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 35 responses up to 23-01-2019

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