Monkfield Park Primary School
School Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 5AXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Monkfield Park Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 38th of 76 primary schools in Cambridge. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 February 2015, report published 6 March 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 June 2024
Overwhelmingly, pupils are happy to be at Monkfield Park. They are kept safe in school and work positively with adults. Pupils get on with each other very well, and any disputes between them are quickly settled. Most behave very well in lessons and around the school. They benefit from being supported by teachers and teaching assistants, who are kind and who work very well together. Pupils learn in well-organised classrooms. They can play in attractive outdoor spaces, which are also used imaginatively for learning. The school sets high expectations for pupils' achievement. Pupils quickly learn to read, do particularly well in mathematics, and their writing is improving. Although they study the full curriculum, in some other subjects standards are not quite as high. The school knows what needs to be done to address this. Pupils can take part in a range of before- and after-school activities, including sports and musical theatre. Pupils sing enthusiastically and look forward to their end-of-year performances. Older pupils develop responsibility through roles, such as play leaders, digital leaders, and peer mediators. Leaders are working to widen pupils' experience of democracy through elections to the school and eco-councils.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, planning beyond long-term objectives and particularly between the pre-school, Reception and key stage 1, is not as detailed as it could be. This means that teaching does not always consider what pupils have already learned or does not always prepare children for their next steps. The school should ensure that all subjects are planned in sufficient detail for pupils to make good progress, including from the pre-school through to key stage 1.
- In a few subjects, an overemphasis on written work takes away time and focus on developing other important types of knowledge. Sometimes, work in these subjects is not demanding enough. This means that the standards achieved by pupils are not as high as they could be. The school should review the way that the curriculum is taught in different areas, giving staff the strategies needed to build pupils' practical skills as well as they do their reading and writing skills.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
63 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
399 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Monkfield Park Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeavons Wood Primary School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 75% met the expected standard |
| The Vine Inter-Church Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Bourn CofE Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Caldecote Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Elsworth CofE VA Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Sweeney
- Phone
- 01954273377
- Address
- School Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 5AX
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 131996
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.