Marleigh Primary Academy
Marleigh Avenue, Cambridge, CB5 8BGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Marleigh Primary Academy is a primary school in Cambridge for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 55th of 76 primary schools in Cambridge. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025, report published 28 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 February 2025
This is a growing school where pupils are warm and welcoming, especially to new pupils who arrive from all over the world. Pupils celebrate the diversity that this brings to the school. This ensures pupils settle in quickly and feel a sense of belonging to the community. Pupils know and demonstrate the school values of respect, reaching high and resilience. Staff have high expectations of the pupils, and they encourage pupils to meet these expectations. Pupils listen to each other's thoughts and ideas, which they respond to politely. They are enthusiastic to learn and, as a result, they achieve well. Behaviour is positive around the school. Staff have strong relationships with pupils. Pupils know that they can get help from an adult if they need it. Those pupils who need additional support with behaviour, receive it. Pupils enjoy attending trips that support their learning, for example to an art gallery and to a studio to make a music video. Pupils can take part in a range of sporting competitions, and activities are open to everyone. Older pupils can be voted in as house captains or house vice-captains. These activities encourage teamwork and cooperation.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the work set does not develop the pupil's knowledge and understanding and build on what they already know. This means that pupils are completing work that they are already capable of and they are not building on their learning as well as they could. This slows pupils' progress through the curriculum in these subjects. The school should ensure that staff set work that takes account of pupils' prior learning and helps pupils to extend their knowledge and understanding in all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
189 pupils on roll, with places for 472
Schools near Marleigh Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teversham CofE VA Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Fen Ditton Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| The Galfrid School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 35% met the expected standard |
| St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 26% met the expected standard |
| Shirley Community Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Thompson
- Phone
- 01223618081
- Address
- Marleigh Avenue, Cambridge, CB5 8BG
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 149098
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.